Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide

[Fizzie]

You OK, Jon

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-11/northern-rivers-locals-apply-2022-flood-learning-cyclone-alfred/105032662

[Hairs]

You OK, Jon

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-11/northern-rivers-locals-apply-2022-flood-learning-cyclone-alfred/105032662

Cheers mate we are good, Thank You.
I only just of this now, from a neighbour, there are people isolated on properties across the whole of the Clarence Valley.
Waters are slowly dropping, but closer to the coast, high tides will be watched closely.
Our eldest Daughter lives in Yamba, they were given a notice to Isolate yesterday, as the Yamba road was cut at Palmer's island Bridge.
Fysh has been going to work in Grafton, a 54km trip instead of the usual  26km.
I had a regular elderly client yesterday ask, could I attend to a sticky door, when I explained, I'll find someone for her, because it's 120km trip each way, 240km round trip, she don't realise how much of the Valley is in flood.
ABC News is reporting that the Clarence River is still a concern, if more rain falls, especially the upper rivers, around Drake. Tabulam.
Talking at post office this morning with a local farmer, there is still a lot of water to enter the system from rivers such as the Orara, The Mann and all her rivers, The Nymboida, The Boyd, The Guy Fawkes, the list is huge.
Then we have Sportsman's Creek, that flows past Lawrence, water this morning was rushing out of it.
Then there is the Coldstream River & Shark Creek, the lower Clarence Then has the effects of high tides.
This link to the rivers on the north coast is a useful tool for many.
The river height at Lillydale, near the bottom of the list, is what many people use as to how high the Clarence gets at Grafton. Click on the highlighted PLOT to the right of where it says the gauge(Lillydale)
You will see it peaked at Sunday noon, but it starting rise again.
As I type this, it is raining again.
http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDN60140.html

To everyone, not just Swaggers, take Care. Look after yourselves and your neighbours.
We've just organised for Fysh to pickup from one of the chemists in Grafton, medications for a couple of of our neighbours.
Our RFS Brigade is preparing to help in the clean up, we are tasked with helping the eldery with washing out the properties of the mud that will be left behind.
The next week will be busy.
Hey Fizzer, thanks for reaching out mate.
Cheers.

You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

[Bird]

looks damp...

https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/queensland-towns-swamped-as-years-worth-of-rain-falls/news-story/a8fb3cf30e765bda58a4d558b758f354

[Fizzie]

Spotted this one yesterday https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1222189899263644&set=a.205954504220527

They reckon Cooper Creek at Windorah is 30k wide!  

[Hairs]

Spotted this one yesterday https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1222189899263644&set=a.205954504220527

They reckon Cooper Creek at Windorah is 30k wide!

Just caught the weather on the idoit box, some of the totals in QLD are huge.
I'll have to checked in Northern & Western NSW.



You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

[Hairs]

That's a lot of water.

You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

[Fizzie]

Just emptied our gauge at 106.5mm for 2 days

[Bird]

Hope everyone is safe... Looks really bad for 10,000's of people

https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/hundreds-rescued-50k-residents-to-be-cut-off-by-floodwaters-on-nsw-mid-north-coast/news-story/14bd33ea049f046cfd3f7cd5520f288e

[Troopy_03]

Just emptied our gauge at 106.5mm for 2 days

We copped 149mm from 9am yesterday to 9am this morning. Back yard flooded, and we're on sand. But it should be gone by tonight.

[Fizzie]

We copped 149mm from 9am yesterday to 9am this morning.

Been talking on another forum to a bloke in P Mac.

As of yesterday, they've had 497mm in the last 4 days, 742mm for May!

[Troopy_03]

Been talking on another forum to a bloke in P Mac.

As of yesterday, they've had 497mm in the last 4 days, 742mm for May!

Yep, it's crazy.. we've had 350mm since Monday this week.

[Bird]

Nice weather in South Aussie


https://www.9news.com.au/national/damaging-winds-strongest-cold-front-of-2025-to-hit-multiple-states/be126d6c-a902-4f19-8e32-4a396aebcc27

[Pottsy]

The north of SA copped dust storms and the southern half copped rain, very pleased to have had 30mm over the last two days. 54mm total for the year now.
My mate lives near the Onkaparinga River in Pt Noarlunga and the combination of high tide, wind and rain saw  water flowing out of stormwater drains flooding nearby roads and parks.

[Hairs]

As much as I bitch about how bloody wet it is here, I know there a parts of the country dealing with no rain fall.
Hang in there, it does change, as it always does.


You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

[Fizzie]

strongest-cold-front-of-2025

That's something that always get me with weather "reporters" at this time of year.

"The coldest day this year"!!!

Yeah well, the year starts off during summer, you see, which is hot, then, strangely enough, it cools down as we get towards the middle of the year, as winter approaches

So, every winter, you're going to have a "coldest day this year"!

[JimS]

And they get even more excited in summer with hot days. Usually erroneously reported as "hottest day ever ". 
Cheers
Jim

[Bird]

we also regularly have reported once in a 100yr storm...we usually get 2-3 of them a year too.. lol

[Bird]

Fark... ya heart goes out to these 1000's of people...

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/horror-impact-of-oncein500years-disaster/image-gallery/f6057a1a2716697577aa10f788d41b1f

[Foo]

Mother Nature when she's angry, takes no prisoners. 

Foo

[Bird]

From BOM

Thredbo-
minus 4
Feels like MINUS 18!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!