News / High tides bring some coastal flooding

14 January 2020 14:04

High tide in Lerwick town centre on Wednesday early afternoon. Photo: David Spence

GALE force winds combined with exceptionally high tides on Tuesday have resulted in several exposed coastal areas being flooded at various locations in Shetland.

With high tide at Lerwick harbour just before half past one, Hay’s Dock was fully submerged as Peter Johnson’s photo shows.

Please feel free to send in your coastal flooding photos either by e-mail news@shetnews.co.uk or via our Facebook page at https://business.facebook.com/shetlandnews/

Flooding in Walls at high tide on Tuesday. Photo: Nick Brett

Sam Leckie’s photo of Hay’s Dock..

Michael Nisbet sent in this and the following photo from Scalloway.

Photo by Ian Williamson.

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