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Title: Heads up central oz and Simpson campers - weather inbound
Post by: GBC on May 03, 2016, 05:35:57 PM
Looks like from Thursday you'll be getting some substantial falls. Higgins has it at 20mm +

I'd be making alternative travel plans to not get caught.
Title: Re: Heads up central oz and Simpson campers - weather inbound
Post by: feisty on May 05, 2016, 07:41:13 AM
Quote from: GBC on May 03, 2016, 05:35:57 PM
Looks like from Thursday you'll be getting some substantial falls. Higgins has it at 20mm +

I'd be making alternative travel plans to not get caught.
Thanks for the alert. Mate heading up there tomorrow from Melbourne. 
Title: Re: Heads up central oz and Simpson campers - weather inbound
Post by: GBC on May 05, 2016, 08:20:37 AM
Still looking good for some solid rain Saturday/sunday up there. Should make the desert green up. I've just cancelled my cameron corner s.a. trip for june due to work commitments so won't get out there this year. Have a great trip.
Title: Re: Heads up central oz and Simpson campers - weather inbound
Post by: fc_holden on May 07, 2016, 05:23:07 PM
Started raining here in Alice early hours this morning and has been off and on all day, meant to get really heavy rain tonight / tomorrow, we are only getting the edge of the rain as SE of here ( Old Andado Station way) has been getting heavier falls all day
Title: Re: Heads up central oz and Simpson campers - weather inbound
Post by: D4D on May 07, 2016, 05:50:20 PM
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/bogged-wa-workers-rescued/news-story/cc78e2914cb182a490e37b9d2a2123e0 (http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/bogged-wa-workers-rescued/news-story/cc78e2914cb182a490e37b9d2a2123e0)

A helicopter has been called in to rescue two men stranded by floodwaters in the Kimberley.
Title: Re: Heads up central oz and Simpson campers - weather inbound
Post by: Tim - Stratford on May 07, 2016, 05:57:06 PM
Got a message from Xcvator this arvo, he's at Erldunda in the rain and mentioned roads are being closed.

Tim
Title: Re: Heads up central oz and Simpson campers - weather inbound
Post by: Bird on May 07, 2016, 06:26:11 PM
Quote from: Tim - Stratford on May 07, 2016, 05:57:06 PM
Got a message from Xcvator this arvo, he's at Erldunda in the rain and mentioned roads are being closed.

Tim
... and an Anderson plug :D
Title: Re: Heads up central oz and Simpson campers - weather inbound
Post by: plusnq on May 07, 2016, 07:13:28 PM
Boom boom !   ;D
Title: Re: Heads up central oz and Simpson campers - weather inbound
Post by: marvellous_matt on May 07, 2016, 08:44:46 PM
Enough rain through the centre to close the unsealed roads. Not that much in Alice, gentle drizzle, I was trying to garden this afternoon and it hadn't penetrated much.
Title: Re: Heads up central oz and Simpson campers - weather inbound
Post by: McGirr on May 07, 2016, 08:45:56 PM
A lot of rain in the Kimberley. We have had close to 100mm at Mt Barnett Roadhouse with stranded people camping at the back of the roadhouse.

Mark