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Monsoonal squalls here so far, max gust around 60km/hr and rain is falling constantly since lunch but it a little heavier though. Over 45mm so far since 9am and marking over 300mm of rain for Feb and 850mm for the year! When would hit 1000mm mark hrmm?
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Gust front hovering over us, smell of hail here i guess. Gusty NW lies inflow winds here now, reaching 70km/hr and getting stronger!!! Very nasty shelf gust front.
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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
for FLASH FLOODING, DAMAGING WIND and LARGE HAILSTONES
For people in the NORTHERN RIVERS, MID NORTH COAST, HUNTER, NORTHERN TABLELANDS and parts of the CENTRAL TABLELANDS, NORTH WEST SLOPES, CENTRAL WEST SLOPES, CENTRAL WEST PLAINS, RIVERINA and LOWER WESTERN Forecast Districts.
Issued at 2:39 pm Wednesday, 6 February 2008.
Severe thunderstorms may produce very heavy rainfall, flash flooding, damaging winds and large hailstones in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Lismore, Grafton, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Taree, Newcastle, Armidale and Tamworth.
Huge fat massive squall line coming in! Looks like we gonna get slammed by hail and squally NW lies under it!
Squally north western lies moving through inner Northern Rivers area expecting to increase gale forces sustaining winds with gusts up to 110km/hr before reaching the coast. Main cores include local hail and flash flooding rains.
Likely to get slammed!
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Big rains wont stop! More flood warnings now....
Priority
NSW SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
for Flash Flooding
For people in
Northern Rivers and Midnorth Coast.
Issued at 11:25 am on Monday 4 February 2008
Synoptic Situation: 9:00 am EDT Monday
A moist onshore airstream is feeding into a low pressure trough over inland New South Wales and resulting in rain over much of eastern New South Wales. The heaviest totals in the last two days have been on the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers districts north of about Coffs Harbour.
Further rain today will add to the rainfall accumulated over the weekend and may result in local flooding in the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers districts.
Flood Warnings are current for the Tweed and Orara Rivers.
A low pressure system may develop off central parts of the NSW coast Tuesday with localised heavy falls associated. This situation is currently being monitored and if necessary a Severe Weather Warning will be issued for coastal districts further south.
MINOR FLOOD WARNING
For the Wilsons River at Lismore
Issued at 11:58am on Monday the 4th of February 2008
Flood Warning Number : 1
Up to 160 millimetres of rain fell during the 24 hours to 9pm yesterday [3/2/08]. This rain has resulted in river rises upstream of Lismore.
Further rain is forecast over the next 24 hours which could produce further river rises. The situation is being closely monitored.
For emergency assistance contact the
NSW State Emergency Service on telephone number 13 2500.
FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.nsw.gov.au
River Height Predictions
Lismore Peak near Minor Flood level [4.2 metres]
overnight tonight [4/2/08]
River heights on Mon 04/02/2008 were:
RICHMOND R AT WIANGAREE 1.02m steady at 730am Mon 04/02/08
RICHMOND R AT KYOGLE 2.01m rising at 730am Mon 04/02/08
RICHMOND R AT CASINO [DNR] 1.37m steady at 715am Mon 04/02/08
EDEN CK AT DOUBTFUL 1.97m rising at 730am Mon 04/02/08
SHANNON BROOK AT YORKLEA 5.10m steady at 732am Mon 04/02/08
LEYCESTER CK AT ROCK VALLEY 2.42m falling at 1148am Mon 04/02/08
GOOLMANGAR CK AT NIMBIN 2.15m falling at 1154am Mon 04/02/08
BACK CK AT BENTLEY 2.41m steady at 1154am Mon 04/02/08
TERANIA CK AT THE CHANNON 2.02m falling at 1156am Mon 04/02/08
COOPERS CK AT REPENTANCE 1.88m rising at 1154am Mon 04/02/08
WILSONS R AT NASHUA 3.72m steady at 1154am Mon 04/02/08
COOPERS CK AT CORNDALE 5.72m steady at 1156am Mon 04/02/08
WILSONS R AT ELTHAM 6.84m steady at 1139am Mon 04/02/08
WILSONS R AT WOODLAWN [m AHD] 3.86m rising at 1153am Mon 04/02/08
LEYCESTER CK AT TUNCESTER [m AHD] 3.12m rising at 1146am Mon 04/02/08
WILSONS R AT LISMORE [m AHD] 2.73m rising at 1155am Mon 04/02/08
RICHMOND R AT CORAKI 2.59m steady at 1145am Mon 04/02/08
MYRTLE CK AT RAPPVILLE 2.84m steady at 730am Mon 04/02/08
RICHMOND R AT BUNGAWALBYN 1.97m falling at 1145am Mon 04/02/08
RICHMOND RIVER AT WOODBURN 1.77m steady at 1145am Mon 04/02/08
Latest rain and river heights go to www.bom.gov.au
Weather Outlook
NORTHERN RIVERS
Monday
Rain periods, heavy at times. Isolated thunderstorms. Light to moderate northeast winds.
Tuesday
Areas of rain with local heavy falls. Isolated thunderstorms. Light northerly winds, tending fresh northeast on the coast.
Wednesday
Rain areas or showers and isolated thunderstorms. Moderate to fresh north to northeast winds.
Thursday
Rain areas and isolated thunderstorms. Northeast winds ahead of a late southerly change.
Next issue time: Next warning will be issued by 4pm Monday [4/2/08].
O well and we had 95mm of rain since 9am yesterday, now up to 25mm since 9am this morning and still monsoon down here!
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88.6mm of rain here since 9am and it seems not going to stop, might be the 2nd century in two days in a row!
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IDN28500
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
NSW
Top Priority for Immediate Broadcast
NSW SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
Flash Flooding,
For people in
Northern Rivers and Midnorth Coast, especially around the Wooli to Coffs Harbour region.
Issued at 11:50 pm on Saturday 2 February 2008
Synoptic Situation: 9:00 pm EDT Saturday
This is an update of the warning issued at 8:50 pm Saturday.
An automatic rain gauge at Wooli has recorded nearly 200 mm of rainfall since 5PM, with 105 mm in the hour to 9PM. Radar returns show that the rainfall has generally eased in the area over the past hour. However further rain is moving down from the northeast and indications favour the potential for further heavy rainfall in these two districts over the next 12 to 24 hours, sufficient to cause local flash flooding, especially in the area between Wooli and Coffs Harbour and the adjacent ranges.
Emergency services advise do not enter flood water. Stay well clear of creeks, storm drains and causeways.
For emergency help in floods and storms, ring the SES [NSW and ACT] on telephone number 132 500.
The next warning is due to be issued by 5:45 am Sunday
Ballina (here) scored over 160mm past 24hours from this heavy (monsoonal) rain that has started around 11pm last night. Wooli and Empire Vale (sth Ballina) both recorded over 200mm!!!! *Crikey*! Looks like storms may fire up sometime this afternoon and yea rain continues all week with constantly weather approach like we had constant showery/heat/high humidity days in past few weeks.
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Heavy showers and storms booming thru here now, some serious flooding for again i afraid. Very hot and muggy aswell. Its time for heavy rain again.
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Well record rainfall for January. 486.7mm of rain recorded!!! So far for Feb is 2mm and still counting lol. Friggin hot and sticky lately aswell, when its rain, it get worse!
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Had a bit of extreme rainfalls past 62hours, had over 77mm since the 62hours. One night we had 68mm from extreme monsoonal downpour. Convective outlook going for showers and storms today with very heavy rainfalls due to slow nature of windshear. Rainfall for January/2008 is over 480mm!
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Yea i had got involved in NSW floods, had over 400mm of rain out of it while Lismore and Kyogle area has it nearly 780mm!
Three natural disasters here locally so far this summer. Hailstorms-------------tornado----------------now floods!!!
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Boring weather starts to leave sooner, rain coming back as radar showing even its going for first souther'ly change tomorrow! Yay! Bring it on! Very hot and muggy here still, 23 low temp and 28 high temp lately.
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Continuing extreme tropical conditions here in subtropical climate! Today was the insane weather ever experienced, but it tend to get more onwards. Nice showers today increasing to widespread showers to be heavy with local thunder, max temp was 30 with heat index of 32 degrees of 79% humidity! Very hot and sticky cloudy day with good heavy wise showers. Likely to see heavier and more widespread overnight into rest of the week and next week aswell compared to the forecasting models. This is due to convergence between the monsoonal trough and southeast trade winds. Going for 55m tomorrow and 20mm onwards. Gonna be wet and very hot cloudy days.
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Now going to get humid again. Temperatures going back to high 20's with dangerously high dewpoints to tend 30 degrees plus humidity. More showers through everyday, only over 400mm so far for this month/year.
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Alot of heavier showers here yesterday arvo, scoring over 24mm here at Modanville, Nth Lismore. Went thru that heavier shower in car and friggin so heavy especially you see those in tropics monsoon! Absolutely belting down extremely hard and has to stop on road when it eases.
Today have a little instability, rain areas across NE NSW to put in very pleasant conditions and this helps the conditions to reach favourable to sleep well at night! Scored 1.1mm since 3am this morning.
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Few nice heat convective showers coming pass by, only 1.7mm since 9am so far. More to come with temperature of 27 degrees with humidity of 88%.
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Total of 14mm yesterday, added 3mm from late shower. Anyways today storm potential continued!!! Going for flash flooding and risk of large hail for thundercells. Its very hot and sticky again as repeated since yesterday. Few photos will be uploaded soon for yesterday nice high moisture looking clouds and mammatus.
Bring it on storms for today!
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Had nice thundercell with nice rain periods this arvo, scored 11mm gently lol. More severe storms coming now with solid black core in the west moving east towards coast, going to experience some more serious flooding. Corndale had 33mm of rain in 30mins whilst bridge collaspe there and even more serious flooding at Tweed River between Murwillumbah and Chinderah that closed Tweed Valley Road.
Bring it on rains and storms!
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Yes i have been watch the TC Helen past few days, nothing special so far anyways.
Well well.........over 375mm of rain so far this month/year from these last longing flooding rains and severe gales. Top gust was 100.6km/hr! Anyways new event has started, going for afternoon severe storms with flash flooding, damaging winds and large hailstones.
http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR662.l...range=true#skip
Storms already fired up over the northwest region heading towards northeast corner.
Very extremely hot and humid here.
Temp: 28.3
Dewpoint: 23.7
Humidity: 81%
Feels like: 31.7
Wind: Northeast at 15km/hr
Bring it on storms!
PS: We are up to 27 storms this season so far.
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Northern Rivers on flood watch
04.01.2008
By ANDY PARKS
LISMORE State Emergency Service unit controller Lindsay Matterson was yesterday preparing for a flood.
Were just watching everything at the moment, he said.
At 5pm yesterday, the SES updated its warning for residents to prepare for minor to moderate flooding of the Wilsons River at Lismore.
Minor flooding is also predicted for the Lower Richmond River at Coraki and further downstream.
In a minor flood, water levels rise 4.2 to 7.2 metres. A moderate flood is 7.2 to 9.7 metres, while a major flood sees water top 9.7 metres.
When the Wilsons River rises to 5.
1m, water starts to cover Simes Bridge. When it reaches 6.63m, Woodlawn Road is cut at the railway underpass and Alexandra Parade on the southern edge of Lismore Showground is cut off.
About 150mm of rain had fallen in the Lismore area in the 48 hours to 3pm yesterday, and further heavy rainfall was expected last night.
It generally takes about 10 hours for water to travel from Nimbin to Lismore, Mr Matterson said.
The latest figures he was able to give The Northern Star when we visited at 2.30pm yesterday revealed that Leycester Creek at Nimbin had risen by about two metres in just over two hours.
We wont see that water reach Lismore until much later tonight, he said.
It is the first time the Lismore SES has been on flood watch since moving to its new headquarters at Brunswick Street in June.
Its the first time we havent had to think about getting out of our headquarters first, Mr Matterson said.
In the sheds out back, SES volunteers were readying boats and trailers.
Melinda Rosewarne, who has been a volunteer for about four years, was packing silicon, tarpaulins, ropes, lights and other supplies into a trailer.
Weve got three boats and a small punt on standby, she said. Theres a lot of people hanging around ... its quite exciting.
Ms Rosewarne had already%taken sandbags to a house in%Goonellabah where water had%entered and was flowing through a bedroom.
http://www.northernstar.com.au/localnews/s...condsubsection=
Family stranded in empty home
04.01.2008
By RACHEL AFFLICK
SHANNON and Stephanie George saw all their furniture leave on a removal truck to Brisbane before flood waters closed in on their Upper Wilsons Creek home, stranding them.
The Georges, along with their baby daughter Maya, 16 months, were in the process of moving to Queensland on New Years Eve when the rain began to fall.
The removalists rang and said they were able to get through but the truck was actually moving sideways as it crossed the crossing, Stephanie said.
By the time we wanted to leave it was too late.
Since Monday theyve been stuck in an empty house with no beds, no fridge and very little food.
Theyve been sleeping on the floor on blankets, with Maya on a baby couch, and the only things left in their bare living room are a television and heater.
The worst part of it is they have no way of knowing when the water will go down enough to allow their vehicle though.
Shannon starts a new job on Monday, near Toowoomba. We dont know whats going to happen, Stephanie said.
We keep expecting the creek to go down but then it starts raining again. It seems to be getting heavier.
To get out, we need to pass four crossings. At least one of them is knee-high.
The family ran out of baby formula on Wednesday and, with no hope of getting the car over the crossings, Stephanie walked 1.5 kilometres to the local shop, where she was able to top up on supplies.
But by yesterday morning Stephanie said even walking out would have been impossible.
Stephanie, who has lived at Wilsons Creek since 2000, said flooding was a regular part of life.
But because they were moving, and without supplies, it was particularly problematic this time.
We were saying if we actually still had a fridge and werent moving it would be fine, Stephanie said.
We already chucked out everything in the fridge.
Yesterday morning Wilsons Creek received 75 millimetres of rain, according to local rain gauge readers.
It is not the only spot in the Byron Shire that copped a soaking.
Byron Shire Council yesterday used an excavator to open up Belongil Creek amid fears the rising creek could flood the township of Byron Bay.
Byron Shire Councils Acting Director of Asset Management Services Michael King said so far the rainfall had been regular, but not heavy enough to cause significant problems.
But if a big storm were to come in, the town could be in strife.
We are continuing to monitor the situation closely, Mr King said.
The council had been dealing with a few fallen trees and branches over roads, but as of yesterday no major roads had flooded.
http://www.northernstar.com.au/localnews/s...condsubsection=
Lousy weather, but Byrons shops are booming
04.01.2008
By RACHEL AFFLICK
FIVE kilograms of coffee, 25 litres of orange juice and 60 trays of eggs and thats just in one day.
With rain pouring down outside, it has been raining money for businesses such as Why Not Cafe/Restaurant in Byron Bay.
Co-owner Jules Devlin said the wet, windy weather was getting holiday-makers off the beaches and into local shops and cafes.
Mr Devlin said the Christmas New Year period was always busy; but now it was even more hectic.
He said, although the wild weather was a shame for families who had come to Byron Bay for a beach holiday, the rain had at least been good for selling coffee.
A lot of people just want somewhere to escape the weather, Mr Devlin said.
You dont get more lunches or dinners as such, but you do get more coffee.
However, the wet weather isnt all good news for cafe and restaurant owners, with the gloomy weather producing a downturn in night-time trading.
On a nice night you tend to get people walking in the street wholl stop for a meal or drink, Mr Devlin said.
Its been quiet. Everyones staying indoors.
http://www.northernstar.com.au/localnews/s...condsubsection=
Love living by the river, even as the waters rise
04.01.2008
By ANDY PARKS
GERALDINE BIGELOW and Matt Faragher say their house overlooking Leycester Creek is on the highest point in South Lismore.
It ends up being like an island, said Geraldine, adding that the river had come up by about four and half metres in the past two days.
The couple, who have lived in the house for two years, say they havent experienced a flood in Lismore before, but are bracing themselves for the possibility.
Geraldine is an artist and has her studio under the house.
Theres not a lot to move, but wed have to take all my stuff upstairs and turn the spare bedroom into a studio and storage space for a while, she said.
Were actually quite spoiled for space here.
In the 1974 flood it apparently came up to about a foot from the floor level and flooded underneath the house.
Geraldine said they had moved from the coast and loved living by the river.
We swim in it nearly every day and use the boat and canoes all the time. Weve seen how the tributaries are clogged with weeds, she said.
This river is so under utilised. It only ever features when it threatens us, but I think Lismore should be turned into a New Orleans-style river town with cafes and river cruises.
Geraldine said she had been looking at the Bureau of Meteorology website to see the long range predictions.
It looks like being wet for a while yet, up until at least the end of March, she said.
The Bureau said cooling across the equatorial Pacific, in association with La Niña, meant there was a 65 per cent chance of higher than average rainfall expected for the region until April.
Apart from getting her artwork upstairs, Geraldines main concern was her garden.
If it keeps raining like this, everything will rot, she said.
http://www.northernstar.com.au/localnews/s...condsubsection=
Had over 164.5mm of rain since 9am yesterday, thoroughfully next rain blob is now coming this way to add over 200mm of rain, had nice wind gusts over 95kilometers per hour with some minor blackouts locally but not on Ballina Island. Bad weather just continues....
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Very dangerous wild weather conditions here now, some wind gusts reaching 90km/hr while Ballina Coastguard clocked 100km/hr mark! Scored over 67mm of rain since 9am and not even 12 hours pass yet!
Warnings
Gale Warning Point Danger to Seal Rocks. Strong Wind Warning Seal Rocks to Broken Bay.
Synoptic Situation
A complex low over the Coral Sea is intensifying and moving west towards the Queensland coast. It is expected to move south tomorrow before weakening on Saturday. A high pressure system located near New Zealand extends a ridge over central NSW, while a weak trough lies over the southern coast. Swell increasing tonight and tomorrow, and breaking dangerously close inshore north from Metro coast to Far North coast.
UPDATED
Far North Coastal Waters, Point Danger to Wooli and 60nm seawards:
Gale Warning.
Thursday until midnight: Wind: SE 25/35 knots, increasing to 35/45 knots at times, mainly offshore. Sea: 2.5 to 3.5 metres, rising to 4 to 5 metres. Swell: E/SE to 4 metres.
Friday: Wind: SE 30/40 knots, easing to 20/30 knots later in the day. Sea: 3 to 4 metres abating 2 to 3 metres. Swell: E/SE 3 to 3.5 metres.
Priority
NSW SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
for Locally Damaging Winds, Damaging Surf, Flash Flooding
For people in
Northern Rivers and Midnorth Coast,
Issued at 4:30 pm on Thursday 3 January 2008
Synoptic Situation: 3:00 pm EDT Thursday
A complex low over the Coral Sea is moving west towards the Queensland coast and will move southwards tomorrow. Steady rain, heavy at times, over the Northern Rivers area and northern Mid North Coast is expected to gradually move further southwards continue during the next twenty four hours.
This is an update of the warning issued at 11am today.
Winds may average over 65 km/h with peak wind gusts in excess of 90km/h along the coastal fringe north of Yamba this afternoon and overnight.
Rain over the Northern Rivers region is likely to lead to local flooding. A Flood warning jas b een issued for the Wilsons River at Lismore.
Damaging surf conditions, with waves exceeding 5 metres in the surf zone, are likely to produce significant beach erosion between Tweed Heads and Smoky Cape later today and overnight, with these conditions extending to Seal Rocks during Friday..
FLOOD WATCH
FOR the RICHMOND WILSONS VALLEY
Issued at 1618 on Thursday the 3rd of January 2008
Note: This Flood Watch is a "heads up" for possible future flooding and is NOT a Flood Warning [see note below]
A complex low over the Coral Sea is expected to move west towards the Queensland coast today bringing moderate to heavy rain to the NSW North Coast during Thursday night and Friday.
At this stage minor to moderate flooding is expected in the Wilsons River catchment and minor flooding along the Lower Richmond River at Coraki and downstream.
A Severe Weather Warning for local flooding is current for the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast areas.
This Flood Watch will be reviewed at 10 am Friday 4/1/2008.
MINOR TO MODERATE FLOOD WARNING
For the Wilsons River at Lismore
Issued at 4:16pm on Thursday the 3rd of January 2008
Flood Warning Number : 1
Up to 150 millimetres of rain has fallen during the past 48 hours to 3 pm Thursday [3/1/2008]. Further heavy rainfall is expected over night which will result in minor and, possibly, moderate flooding at Lismore during Friday.
At this stage it is not possible to predict the flood peak because of uncertainty over how much more rain will fall.
For emergency assistance contact the
NSW State Emergency Service on telephone number 13 2500.
FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.nsw.gov.au
River Height Predictions
Lismore - exceed minor flood level [4.2metres AHD] Friday [4/1/2008]
morning - probably around 6am to 9am
- reach moderate flood level [7.2 metres AHD] Friday afternoon
or evening with further predicted heavy rainfall over the
next 24 hours
- further rises are possible if recorded rainfalls are heavier
than predicted
River heights on Thu 03/01/2008 were:
RICHMOND R AT WIANGAREE 3.46m steady at 136pm Thu 03/01/08
RICHMOND R AT KYOGLE 5.80m steady at 129pm Thu 03/01/08
RICHMOND R AT CASINO [DNR] 5.48m steady at 130pm Thu 03/01/08
EDEN CK AT DOUBTFUL 3.73m falling at 115pm Thu 03/01/08
SHANNON BROOK AT YORKLEA 3.15m steady at 136pm Thu 03/01/08
LEYCESTER CK AT ROCK VALLEY 2.51m steady at 405pm Thu 03/01/08
GOOLMANGAR CK AT NIMBIN 5.31m steady at 405pm Thu 03/01/08
BACK CK AT BENTLEY 4.00m steady at 403pm Thu 03/01/08
TERANIA CK AT THE CHANNON 5.41m falling at 408pm Thu 03/01/08
COOPERS CK AT REPENTANCE 3.18m falling at 409pm Thu 03/01/08
WILSONS R AT NASHUA 1.59m steady at 359pm Thu 03/01/08
COOPERS CK AT CORNDALE 2.89m rising at 408pm Thu 03/01/08
WILSONS R AT ELTHAM 3.97m rising at 408pm Thu 03/01/08
WILSONS R AT WOODLAWN [m AHD] 2.32m rising at 403pm Thu 03/01/08
LEYCESTER CK AT TUNCESTER [m AHD] 2.40m steady at 405pm Thu 03/01/08
WILSONS R AT LISMORE [m AHD] 1.93m steady at 407pm Thu 03/01/08
RICHMOND R AT CORAKI 1.89m steady at 245pm Thu 03/01/08
MYRTLE CK AT RAPPVILLE 0.19m steady at 145pm Thu 03/01/08
RICHMOND R AT BUNGAWALBYN 1.78m rising at 245pm Thu 03/01/08
RICHMOND RIVER AT WOODBURN 1.41m steady at 245pm Thu 03/01/08
Looking serious for next flooding event under strong gale forces winds, even gusting whack at 100kilometers per hour! Tonight would be horrifying hearing horror of howling gales and rain on our roofs!
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Priority
NSW SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
for Locally Damaging Winds, Damaging Surf, Flash Flooding
For people in
Northern Rivers and Midnorth Coast,
Issued at 11:00 am on Thursday 3 January 2008
Synoptic Situation: 9:00 am EDT Thursday
A complex low over the Coral Sea is expected to move west towards the Queensland coast during the day. Steady rain, heavy at times, over the area is expected to continue during the next twenty four hours. Winds are also increasing, with the exact strengths dependent on the location and strength of the low.
This is an update of the warning issued at 4:10 pm Thursday
Winds may average over 65 km/h with peak wind gusts in excess of 90km/h along the coastal fringe north of Yamba this afternoon and overnight.
Continuing rain over the Northern Rivers region is likely to lead to local flooding.
Damaging surf conditions, with waves exceeding 5 metres in the surf zone, are likely to produce significant beach erosion between Tweed Heads and Smoky Cape later today and overnight.
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Strong gales and flash flooding rains here now, solid rainbands on radar here: http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR662.l...range=true#skip
Note that: I am located on the 'river icon' south of Ballina on the bottom of the map;)
Winds and rain are likely to increase overnight to reach storm forces and locally flash flooding.
More report later.
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Then the event coming an repeat! Gale wind warning for us tomorrow.
Warnings
Gale Warning Point Danger to Wooli. Strong Wind Warning Wooli to Smoky Cape.
Synoptic Situation
A low over the Coral Sea is producing strong southeasterly winds along the northern NSW coast, and is expected to increase to gale force on the Far North Coast. A high pressure system located near New Zealand extends a ridge over central NSW, while a weak trough lies over the southern coast. Swell increasing during Thursday and Friday, likely breaking dangerously close inshore.
Far North Coastal Waters, Point Danger to Wooli and 60nm seawards:
Gale Warning for Thursday.
Wednesday until midnight: Wind: SE 20/30 knots, increasing to 25/33 knots north of Cape Byron later. Sea: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: E/SE 2 to 3 metres.
Thursday: Wind: SE 25/33 knots, increasing to 34/40 knots during the day. Sea: 2 to 3 metres, rising to 3 to 4 metres in the afternoon. Swell: E/SE 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres. Dangerous surf conditions.
Friday Outlook: Wind: SE 30/40 knots, easing overnight. Swell increasing.
Saturday Outlook: Wind: SE/NE 15/20 knots, easing.
GFS has it over 375mm of rain by 7 days period....................isolated falls should pick up around 500mm by end of weekend. The year 2008 picks another wet year like last year ended up 2,063mm annually.
Had few gusty showers here today scored 15mm, mostly from a shower that already passed, the temperature and humidity has increased today maxing 27/22 96%!
Priority
NSW SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
for Damaging Surf
For people in
Northern Rivers and Midnorth Coast.
Issued at 4:10 pm on Wednesday 2 January 2008
Synoptic Situation: 3:00 pm EDT Wednesday
A high near New Zealand extends a ridge along New South Wales coast and a low lies over the Coral Sea. The low will move towards Queensland south coast on Thursday. As a result waves along NSW north coast will increase during Thursday evening and overnight.
Damaging surf conditions are expected to develop Thursday evening/overnight, with waves exceeding 5 metres in the surf zone, are likely to produce significant beach erosion between Tweed Heads and Wooli.
Warning summary at 1615 hours :
Strong wind Warning for coastal waters.
Gale Warning for coastal waters on Thursday.
Severe Weather Warning for Damaging Surf Conditions on Thursday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/nsw
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Scattered showers. Moderate to fresh southeast winds, strong on the coast.
Forecast for Thursday
Rain periods, likely increasing overnight. Fresh to strong southeast winds, possibly reaching gale force along the coast later. Dangerous surf conditions.
Lismore: Rain periods. Min: 20 Max: 25
Cape Byron: Rain periods. Min: 21 Max: 24
Grafton: Rain periods. Min: 20 Max: 25
Forecast for Friday
Rain, with moderate to heavy falls possible. Fresh to strong and gusty southeast winds. Dangerous surf conditions.
Lismore: Rain periods. Min: 19 Max: 25
Forecast for Saturday
Rain areas. East to northeast winds. Dangerous surf conditions.
Lismore: Showers. Min: 20 Max: 27
Forecast for Sunday
Scattered showers. Light winds.
Lismore: A few showers. Min: 21 Max: 27
Continues........
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Nice squally rain shower bands across n nsw, nice heavier falls here in Ballina socred over 50mm past 12hrs. More to come, light rain atm. Weather charts enhancing a new weather end of this week which will including storms and heat! Yay welcome back Summer.
Nice and mild here atm.
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A bit of monsoonal squalls here last night with gusts up to 70km/hr, now winds back to southerly ahead of southerly change. Anyways scored 45mm since 9am yesterday and 4mm since 9am this morning from southerly showers. Now the showers becoming easing and winds for tomorrow.