Monday 10 January 2011

NSW North Coast: more rain in saturated catchments expected today



The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for flash flooding in the Northern Rivers and Northern Tablelands at 4:23 am EDT on Monday 10 January 2011:

A high near New Zealand is maintaining a humid east to northeasterly airstream across New South Wales. A trough off the southern Queensland coast is creating enhanced rainfall, which is forecast to move into northeast New South Wales during Monday.

Rain and thunderstorms, which may lead to flash flooding, are forecast for the Northern Rivers forecast district and northern parts of the Northern Tablelands forecast district during Monday.

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:

Don't drive, ride or walk through flood water.
Keep clear of creeks and storm drains.
For emergency help in floods and storms, ring your local SES Unit on 132 500.

The next warning will be issued by 11:00 am EDT Monday.

ABC News reminds that:

A flood watch remains in place for the Tweed, Brunswick, Richmond/Wilsons, Clarence and Bellinger River Valleys.

The above catchments are wet from recent rain so there is a higher than 70 per cent chance of local and main river flooding developing.

The SES is preparing for level three flood operations which is a major flood event.

This flood watch means that people living or working along rivers and streams must monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings and be ready to move to higher ground should flooding develop.........

Flood Warnings will be reissued when sufficient rain has fallen to raise river levels above minor flood level at forecast locations.

Remember to never drive, ride or walk through floodwater and keep listening to ABC Local Radio, your emergency services broadcaster.

SES FloodSafe information

2 comments:

www.barnardbarnes.blogspot.com said...

Although I live near Casino in the Northern Rivers, it always amazes me that the focus in this area is always on whether it is flooding in and or around Byron and nowhere else. We are bracing ourselves today. I write about the NR and some Social Commentary here.
http://barnardbarnes.blogspot.com/

clarencegirl said...

Tim,

You say "...it always amazes me that the focus in this area is always on whether it is flooding in and or around Byron and nowhere else."

I think you need to read NCV with more than one eye open.

Although the pic in today's post was from the Byron area, the text concerned the Northern Rivers, Mid-North Coast and Northern Tablelands regions.

NCV has covered flooding in other posts specifically mentioning the Tweed, Richmond, Clarence, Coffs Harbour, Bellinger, Kyogle,Ballina and Lismore areas, as well as Queensland and Lord Howe Island.
We have also mentioned flooding in Pakistan.

Many of these flood posts were published with multiple photographs.

I'll put your gaffe down to a little water on the brain, as it's something we are all beginning to suffer from this month.