Flood information - links

[ozbob]

BOM Radar 11.00 am 26th January 2013

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR663.shtml

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MBRC Disaster Mgmt ‏@MBRCdisaster

Storm tide flood evacuation zone maps are available from council's website at http://bit.ly/150X8w  #beprepared

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BOM radar 3.45pm 26th January 2013

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR662.loop.shtml#skip

[somebody]

Wivenhoe level is falling slowly: http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDQ65389/IDQ65389.540177.plt.shtml

[ozbob]

http://www.ewnalert.com/201301/012610.htm

QLD Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain & Destructive Winds

Source: Bureau of Meteorology
for DESTRUCTIVE WINDS, HEAVY RAINFALL, ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES and DANGEROUS SURF
For people in the
Wide Bay and Burnett,
Southeast Coast and parts of the
Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts.

Issued at 4:30 pm Saturday, 26 January 2013.

Synoptic Situation:
At 4pm EST, Ex Tropical Cyclone Oswald was slow moving over the Central Highlands and Coalfields district, about 75km east northeast of Emerald and 250km west northwest of Gladstone. Ex Tropical Cyclone Oswald is expected to move south southeast this evening and through Sunday, contracting into New South Wales on Monday.

Damaging winds, with gusts of around 110km/h are expected over the Wide Bay and Burnett, northern stretches of the Sunshine Coast and northern parts of the Darling Downs and Granite Belt district. Wind gusts in excess of 125km/h may occur and this could cause significant damage or destruction to homes and property in localised areas.

These conditions are expected to contract southwards into the Southeast Coast district and also extend west to the Great Dividing Range during Sunday, with destructive wind gusts in excess of 125 km/h possibly developing, which could cause significant damage or destruction to homes and property in localised areas.

There have been multiple reports of tornado activity through the northern Wide Bay this afternoon.

Heavy rainfall which may lead to flash flooding is expected over the Wide Bay and Burnett district and Southeast Coast district, extending west to the Great Dividing Range. Six hour rainfall accumulations in excess of 100mm are likely. This could lead to rapid river and stream rises. Widespread 24 hour rainfall accumulations in excess of 250mm are likely.

Currently, the heaviest rain is located on radar over the southern Capricornia district and through the Wide Bay and Burnett district. Some areas through the southern Capricornia have now recorded over 1000mm over the past 48 hours. Since 9am today, Walla has recorded 154mm, Bundaberg 104mm and Bungadoo 102mm.

Water levels on the morning high tides are likely to exceed the highest tide of the year about coastal and island locations from Burnett Heads to the New South Wales border during Sunday and Monday. The sea level is likely to rise above the normal tide and the exposed beaches will experience damaging waves and flooding of some low lying areas close to the shoreline.

Dangerous surf conditions, with significant beach erosion, are expected along the coast from Burnett Heads to the New South Wales border, particularly during Sunday and Monday. This includes Hervey Bay and northern parts of Moreton Bay.

Flood Warnings are current for various rivers and streams in these districts, see www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings.

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Weather Warnings for Queensland. Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Current weather warnings for Queensland, Australia including strong wind, gale, storm force and hurricane force wind warnings; tsunami; damaging waves; abnormally high tides; tropical cyclones; severe thunderstorms; severe weather; fire weather; flood; frost; driving; bushwalking; sheep graziers and other agricultural warnings.

Click --> here!

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Kieran Banks ‏@qtkieranbanks

#ipswichqld rainfall updates sicne 6am: Churchill 59mm at 3pm; Brassall 46.5mm ; Colleges Crossing 62mm @qld_times

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Bit concerned for the track works this weekend at Ipswich. Wet weather won't make it any easier.

Also many units sitting around in the wet ... 

[#Metro]

What a waste of water. Why not just gift free water weekend you can water all your plants etc

[ozbob]

BOM radar 6.30pm 26th January 2013

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR662.loop.shtml#skip

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Twitter

QPS Media Unit ‏@QPSmedia

Non-essential travel on the Sunshine Coast tomorrow morning should be cancelled. #bigwet

[ozbob]

BOM radar 8.00pm 26th January 2013

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR662.loop.shtml#skip

[somebody]

^ Still the Wivenhoe dam level continues to drop.

Great move Campbell! 

[red dragin]

Tornado around Bundy and warnings for potential tornados in SEQ. It's not over yet.

[ozbob]

BOM radar 2.36am 27th January 2013

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR662.loop.shtml#skip

[ozbob]

Compared to 2011, the rain is much less intense, although significant.  The Premier said a number of times yesterday that there was adequate dam reserve to cover this event in SEQ, which does make one wonder why the trifling amount of water relative to total capacities was released.  It will add to the run off though and cause some additional flooding that would have been otherwise avoided.

[ozbob]

Couriermail --> Campbell Newman keeps Wivenhoe Dam gates open as state braces for heavy rain

... It is expected the storage capacity of Wivenhoe and Somerset dams could absorb the predicted rainfall but Mr Newman said he could not rule out the larger releases.

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Brisbanetimes --> Brisbane suburbs on alert for tidal surge

[ozbob]

Yesterday, there was some discussion of the siting of the new hospital at Kawana.  Hospitals need to be maintained operational during flood events, closing them and having to evacuate the patients is a complication society can do without.  Many reports have suggested that new critical infrastructure not be built in coastal areas.  The Qld Chief Scientist has pointed out concerns, and when the Government investigated sites for desalination plants Kawana was also ruled out because of the inundation risks.  You really do wonder what sort of deals are done at times.

Background --> http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=9035.0

[ozbob]

Train status at http://translink.com.au/ has all normal at present (except for the track closure Corinda <-> Rosewood).

Not an ideal morning for bus substitution, I wonder if they have managed to replace the points as planned?  Although there has been constant rain generally not that heavy.  Having watched the work done at Darra and associated track works etc. during the real big wet, they do manage to do well in adverse weather at times.

[ozbob]

Wivenhoe dam --> http://www.previous.seqwater.com.au/public/source-store-treat-supply/dams/wivenhoe-dam

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erail 5.33am 27 Jan 2013

Disruptions on Nambour Line due to extreme weather. Expect 1 hr delay. Service to resume by 8:00 AM.

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Sunshine Coast Daily ‏@the_daily

First pictures of Burnett Heads devastation as more twisters forecast http://ow.ly/h9IL4

[ozbob]

BOM radar 7.30am 27th January 2013

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR662.loop.shtml#skip

[ozbob]

Latest dam levels SEQ http://www.previous.seqwater.com.au/public/dam-levels

[ozbob]

 Australian Trains - Tiltlander on the Townsville Jetty Branch, January 26th 2013

[somebody]

Latest dam levels SEQ http://www.previous.seqwater.com.au/public/dam-levels

River height link gives similar info updated far more frequently.  Link above.

[ozbob]

BOM radar 9.23am 27th January 2013

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR662.loop.shtml#skip



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BOM radar 9.59am 27th January 2013

512KM radar, shows Gladstone and Bundaberg now clear of immediate rain ..  low continues to pivot and track over SEQ

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR661.loop.shtml

[red dragin]

Flood warnings for the Upper Brisbane Catchment.

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ20800.html

City gauge is at minor flood levels too, pushed up with tide/rain/releases.

http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDQ65389/IDQ65389.540198.plt.shtml

[ozbob]

Twitter

Chloe Baker ‏@ChloeKBaker

Road cut in Gympie #bigwet @7NewsBrisbane http://t.co/DnLJUe7O

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Brisbanetimes --> Army on standby amid Queensland flood crisis

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Period of sustained rainfall at Goodna at present.  Looks like the low may clear in a few hours if stays on present path ..

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR661.loop.shtml#skip

[Golliwog]

 MelindaHowells Melinda Howells 16m
Damage in a Bargara home. Piece of timber sliced though the back door. @abcwidebay @abcnews pic.twitter.com/xwnNZZ62


Brisbanetimes Live coverage of Brisbane's big wet: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/brisbanes-big-wet-20130127-2dej2.html

[ozbob]

BOM radar 11.06am 27th January 2013

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR662.loop.shtml#skip

[ozbob]

Weather taking its toll ..  [track closure Ipswich/Richlands]

TransLink web page status 1.11pm 27th January 2013

http://translink.com.au/

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BOM radar 1.29pm 27th January 2013

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR662.loop.shtml#skip

[ozbob]

Brisbanetimes --> North Bundaberg evacuated, as statewide catastrophe declared

[ozbob]

Caboolture now clear of the main rain cell

--> http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR662.loop.shtml#skip

[ozbob]

Doppler Wind radar, strong east winds around ..

2.19pm 27th January 2013

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR66I.shtml

[Stillwater]

Gympie also clear of main rain front, although the Bruce Highway is cut at two locations south of the city.  Rain continues to fall in the upper catchment of the Mary River, around Connondale and Kenilworth.  One of the two bridges connecting Gympie with its satellite suburb of Southside is under water, while water is lapping the deck of the other (Normanby Bridge).  The Normanby Bridge is likely to be topped within the next two hours.  Businesses in the low-lying areas of the CBD around Mary Street and River Road are stripping stock and fittings from shops in case rising waters innundate their premises.

The MVHR Silver Bullet won't be able to be called into action to provide an emergency service connecting one side of town with the other, due to safety restrictions currently applying to the heritage railway and the Mary Valley Branch Line.

[ozbob]

Latest River Heights for Woogaroo Ck at Bellbird Park

--> http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDQ65389/IDQ65389.040985.plt.shtml

rising quick now (local creek at Goodna)