Batten Down the Hatches - Australia wide

[Bird]

once in a hunge year event again ... for the year

[alnjan]

once in a hunge year event again ... for the year

Something Tim will never see again

[Bird]

Something Tim will never see again

couple of days ago mate caught train to Shitney from kendall - they had 400+ ml of rain so far... hes lucky he got out when he did

[D4D]

Pics on FB of the Drifta Gloucester store being under water, dunno about the factory itself.

[alnjan]

Pics on FB of the Drifta Gloucester store being under water, dunno about the factory itself.

From memory if the factory was to go under most of Gloucester would no longer exist

[Bird]

Wonder how much will hit Melb..

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR402.loop.shtml#skip

[Bird]

14 mtrs??!!!

Colo River passes 14m hours earlier than predicted
By Sarah McPhee

Major flooding is occurring on the Colo River at Upper Colo and Putty Road Bridge, the NSW SES says.

The Bureau of Meteorology had earlier warned the river, which flows into the Hawkesbury River, "may reach around 14 metres" by tonight.

The latest bureau reading at 12.45pm indicated a height of 14.8 metres on the Colo River at Upper Colo with major flooding

[Hairs]

[Fizzie]

How are you round there, Hairs

We are actually supposed to be heading out to Bigriggen today for a week , but Mt Lindesay Hwy is reported cut at Laravale so looks like we're not going anywhere right ATM

[Hairs]

How are you round there, Hairs

We are actually supposed to be heading out to Bigriggen today for a week , but Mt Lindesay Hwy is reported cut at Laravale so looks like we're not going anywhere right ATM

Hi Fizzie,
I hope all Swaggers are safe, take care.

Sorry for the long reply below.
We are home safe, if need be we can get to Grafton from Lawrence(lawrence Rd cut in a few places) out through Pringles Way/SummerLand H/way, an extra 50 odd kms.
We've been throught a few floods now hete in Lawrence, we have plenty of time to organise stuff before the Ferry goes off and the roads get cut.
A great indicator is a local farmer, he has cattle next to the Lawrence Genral Store, Monday after noon as I had to drive through Grafton to get back from Maclean, the cattle where there that morning, but he had moved them later that day. Yesterday morning the water had covered that paddock.
The ferry will be out for 5-7 days, if no more rain falls.
Both Daughters live in Yamba, and the road to Maclean is cut atm, high tides ate effecting this atm, so they are unable to get to work.
Looks like we as a club wont be camping at Easter, Heffer Station is cut off atm.
The below pics are not mine. This is only a small flood atm, anymore rain in the catchment and things will change.
They are of the Lawrence side at the ferry looking towards Woodford Island. I have hear the river bank & part of the river bank has been washed away about 2km towards Maclean.
Btw, thanks for asking mate.
Take care Swaggers.

[Fizzie]

& apparently Mt Lindesay Hwy is still cut this morning

BoM says water level is down to 6m under the Bridge, but Main Roads still have it listed as closed, so buggered if I know what's going on

[2Strokeit]

& apparently Mt Lindesay Hwy is still cut this morning

BoM says water level is down to 6m under the Bridge, but Main Roads still have it listed as closed, so buggered if I know what's going on

What about going through Maroon?

[Bird]

Strange weather in Toowoomba

[Fizzie]

What about going through Maroon?

Thanks (a week later! ) but the road was also cut between Beauie & Boonah, so wouldn't have been able to go that way either.

As it was, just after posting that last message, we found out that the bridge had actually been open, with normal traffic going over it, since 3pm the previous arvo, despite the latest Main Roads update at 5.30 that morning saying it was still closed

There mapping & advisories must be done by the same people who were doing all the fire maps last year!

So we got out there, a day late, but then enjoyed a very pleasant 6 day stay

[Hairs]

Looks like the North east coast of nsw & south east qld are in for a pizzling, come Monday, Just what we need.

[alnjan]

yep, will wait and see what we actually get

[Fizzie]

Yeah, could be interesting

On the GC, both Little Nerang & Hinze Dams are currently over their spillways, & they're guessing 100 - 185mm of rain over Monday - Wednesday

Would be nice if it could all be moved a couple of 00 k West where they really need it

[Hairs]

Looks like WA is going to cop a pizzling.
Take care Swaggers.

[rossm]

Never thought I'd see the day when "cyclone" would figure in the forecast for Eneabba.

Old colleague and I had a standing joke. If you stopped there in summer it would be 40 plus, in winter it would be 10 with a biting south easterly.

Hopefully this system just delivers  some good rain for the grain growers.

[Bird]

sounding pretty rugged in WA... hope everyones got away to safety

https://www.theage.com.au/national/red-alert-issued-as-tropical-cyclone-seroja-threat-looms-off-western-australia-20210411-p57i9e.html

[Fizzie]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-12/cyclone-seroja-wreaks-havoc-wa-one-mile-jetty-destroyed/100062020

Hope anybody up that way is OK

[Bird]

I hate winter...

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/polar-blast-brings-icy-temperatures-and-snow-to-regional-nsw-20210609-p57zf7.html

[Bird]

Gee WA is getting smashed,... they just reporting 8mtr waves off the coast

[sharkcaver]

Gee WA is getting smashed,... they just reporting 8mtr waves off the coast

How many "twice a year storms" do we have to have. We've been smashed with rain and wind for a few weeks now. We made the wettest July in 20 years a week ago. 245Ml's so far this month and climbing as the front now passes through.

[GeoffA]

How many times have they said "unprecedented"?