bob10
25th January 2013, 12:52 PM
Ahhhh, the wet season, gotta love it :D Bob
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Brisbane and southeast face localised flooding over weekend with potential for 300mm to fall before Monday
by: Brian Williams, Peter Michael
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THERE were more than 20 swift water rescues overnight as heavy rainfall continued to drench Queensland, and parts of the southeast face localised flooding with the potential for about 300mm rain this weekend.
11.17am: TWO men are feared to be missing in waters off Rockhampton.
The pair were onboard a 38-foot fishing boat in the Casuarina Passage off Port Alma when it started taking on water around 11.20pm on Thursday night.
A distress call was received at the time but rescue vessels and aircraft could not go to the area due to rough weather conditions.
The Passage leads directly to the Coral Sea.
Air and sea searches started this morning but have been hampered by heavy rain and high winds battering the area.
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The dramatic rescue of a 14-year-old boy from floodwaters in Rockhampton. Picture: ABC News
10.15am: SANDBAGS will be made available to Brisbane residents concerned about localised flooding ahead of heavy rain forecast for the Australia Day weekend and in to next week.
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk this morning announced pre-filled bags could be collected from BCC depots at Shamrock Street at Darra, Redfern Street at Morningside, Lathe Sreet at Virginia and at the Newmarket SES depot in Wilston Road.
Cr Quirk said the step had been taken after the Weather Bureau issued a severe weather warning for parts of the capital, which included possible heavy rain, strong winds and potential flash flooding.
He said BCC was hopeful the city would be spared the worst of the bad weather but residents should nevertheless remain vigilant - particularly in low lying zones around the Norman, Bulimba, Breakfast/Enoggera, Stable Swamp/Oxley and Cabbage Tree creek catchments and the Zilman Waterhole at Boondall.
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How the weather will descend on southeast Queensland.
"This is not to alarm people but simply to say we are on full alert," he said.
"We will be ready for the event of creek flooding which is the most likely scenario over the coming week if we get substantial and sustained heavy rain."
Cr Quirk also urged drivers to take care on the roads and monitor weather updates. Residents not yet signed up to BCC's free early alert system can do so at www.brisbane.qld.gov.au (http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/)
9.50am: RESIDENTS have escaped injury after a “large” landslide sparked initial fears of a house collapsing at Frenchville, north of Rockhampton, this morning.
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Heavy rain caused a big washout along part of the Bruce Highway at roadworks at Cardwell. Cardwell resident Les Harris looks at the damage. PIC: Evan Morgan
An emergency services spokeswoman said reports of the Archer View Tce two-storey home caving in at 8.20am were false.
“Fire and Rescue have told us there was a large landslide resting against the lower level of the two storey house,” she said.
“There were no injuries and residents have asked for either an engineer or assistance from council.”
It is not yet known what damage was caused to the house.
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9am: THE teenage boy who was stuck in high, “fast moving” floodwaters in Frenchville, north of Rockhamton, has been rescued.
The teenager has been taken to Rockhampton Base Hospital in a stable condition.
8.40am: AN AUSTRALIA day ceremony has been washed out by the torrential rain in Rockhampton.
Fire fighters and ambulance officers were among those that were to be honoured at the Department of Community Safety’s Australia Day celebration today.
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Townsville residents Alexander Colley, 10, Jaaron Colley, 7, and Ryley Colley, won't let a little flooding stop them from enjoying their last few days of the school holiday. PIC: Wesley Monts
The event, which was to be held at the North Rockhampton Bowls Club, was cancelled this morning and is likely to be rescheduled for later in the week.
8.15am: FIVE Queensland Fire and Rescue crews have been called to save a teenager who is reported to be stuck in “fast moving” floodwaters in Frenchville, north of Rockhampton.
The teen, believed to be around 14-years-old, is understood to be clinging to a tree.
An emergency services spokeswoman said swift water rescue technicians are in the water and trying to make their way to the teenager.
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A cruiser was washed onto rocks at Airlie Beach yesterday as the bad weather generated by ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald set in. PIC: Bob Fenney
The incident was reported around 7.15am and is the only incident believed to have occurred since 20 swift water rescues were conducted overnight.
MAJOR ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING:
- Bruce Highway at Ingham, Marlborough, Marmor, Midgee and Toobanna
- Burke Developmental Rd, Highbury and Howitt
- Burnett Highway at Dululu and Mount Morgan
- Dawson Highway, Calliope
- Leichhardt Highway, Dululu
6.45am: FIRE fighters were called to more than 20 swift water rescue incidents around central Queensland overnight as heavy rainfall continues to drench the state.
More than 400mm of rain has been dumped on the Rockhampton region in a 24-hour period, with the heavy rainfall expected to hit southeast Queensland by Saturday.
Bureau of Metrology senior forecaster Brett Harrison said 469mm of rain has been recorded south of Rockhampton since 9am Thursday and this amount is the heaviest across the state.
A further 300mm of water fell at Samuel Hill north of Rockhampton, with Rockhampton recording 292mm of rain and Yeppoon copping 289mm.
Mr Harrison said the rain is expected to continue in the Rockhampton region and across Queensland, but the heaviest rainfall will start to move south as of today.
“We do expect the rain to continue through those areas but I don’t think we’ll see another 400mm,” he said.
“The heaviest fall will slowly move southwards now. Areas between Rockhampton and Hervey Bay should expect the heaviest falls. It’s too early to tell how much will fall, but the peak should be around the 300mm mark.
“Around the southeast the heaviest falls will be seen tomorrow and Sunday and the most rainfall will be around the Sunshine Coast Hinterland region.”
Mr Harrison said a flood warning currently stands for coastal rivers and adjacent streams in central Queensland between Sarina and Bundaberg.
More warnings are expected to be issued today.
Meanwhile, emergency services have confirmed QFRS attended more than 20 swift water rescues around central Queensland overnight.
An emergency services spokeswoman said the most significant incidents occurred in Yeppoon and south of Rockhampton, but no major injuries have been reported.
In Yeppoon two houses have been inundated with floodwater while another two homes on Moonmerra St in Kabra, southwest of Rockhampton, are under threat of water.
Seven people had to be evacuated from the Kabra homes around 3.30am this morning.
A woman and her two children from Middlemount, northwest of Rockhampton, were also rescued by crews around 3.20am when their car became isolated by floodwaters near Mackenzie River.
A man was also reported to have become stuck in a tree on the Leichhardt Highway at Wowan, southwest of Rockhampton, around 4.45am and crews were still in the process of rescuing him around 6.30am.
State Emergency Service was also kept busy overnight, called to 280 jobs in 24 hours.
Of these 100 were for Rockhampton, 43 for Mackay, 40 in Gladstone, 17 in Yeppoon, 11 in Emu Park, nine in Mt Morgan, eight in Townsville, six in Tannum Sands, five in Bundaberg and five in Cairns.
One of the incidents included two cars that became stuck on the Bruce Highway at Bob’s Creek around 3.45am this morning.
Three SES personnel rescued those inside the cars.
6am: Emergency crews have rushed to six swift water rescues as rain continued to fall on Rockhampton overnight.
A Queensland Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said everyone involved had been accounted for but the emergency crews had been kept busy throughout the night.
Multiple roads were closed in the region with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing a flood warning for the Fitzroy River.
Senior forecaster Tony Auden said the rainfall was likely to continue.
“It does look like we can expect heavy rainfall to persist for the next couple of days,” he said.
“But we should see an easing trend around that region on Saturday.”
He warned of more possibilities of flooding in the region in the next couple of days.
MIDNIGHT:
BRISBANE and parts of the southeast face localised flooding this weekend, with the potential for about 300mm or more of rain from today until Monday.
It will be the first good drenching of city back yards in six months and will be followed by hot and muggy conditions next week.
By the time it dissipates, the monsoon low will have brought rain to more than 2000km of Queensland's coast and parts of NSW.
Torrential rain has lashed north Queensland, with Ingham, Halifax and Tully and parts of Townsville suffering some flooding.
More than 25 bulk carriers were forced offshore yesterday as huge seas and torrential rain whipped up by ex-Cyclone Oswald shut down loading at Hay Point near Mackay, one of the world's biggest coal ports.
Port authorities expect it is likely to be a three-day delay costing the state $8.5 million a day in royalties.
In the Whitsundays, tourists embraced the wild weather by surfing and kite boarding as airports reopened.
The rain also flushed out the odd north Queensland local, including two crocodiles seen walking on roads in Ingham.
Rainfall in the southeast over the next four days is expected to range from 100mm to 300mm.
Heaviest falls will be near the tropical low and under isolated storms, with the coast being battered by rough seas.
Brisbane's mean January rainfall is 159.6mm.
The low's impact in parched inland areas will be much less than on the coastal strip.
The Mackay to Gladstone region was copping the brunt of it yesterday, with Samuel Hill north of Yeppoon recording 148mm in six hours. Rockhampton had 79mm, Carmila to the north 73mm and Gladstone to the south, 58mm in the same period.
The remains of Oswald should be just north of Rockhampton this morning.
The weather bureau expects the monsoon low to be between Gladstone and Bundaberg tomorrow.
Weatherzone forecaster Melissa MacKellar said there was a low possibility of the system reforming into a cyclone tomorrow.
"It looks like Brisbane is going to be a bit wet but at least the risk of cyclone development in the tropical north will decrease for a while after this," she said.
Ingham Mayor Rodger Bow said most houses escaped inundation despite localised flooding.
"The heavy weather has backed off, the river is subsiding and the system has moved south. Now, we have to sit and wait for the water to go down," Cr Bow said.
Ex-Cyclone Oswald was heading southeast yesterday at 24km/h, with wind gusts of more than 125km/h.
Queensland (http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland)
Brisbane and southeast face localised flooding over weekend with potential for 300mm to fall before Monday
by: Brian Williams, Peter Michael
From: The Courier-Mail (http://www.couriermail.com.au/)
January 25, 2013 11:17AM
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Floodwaters close North Qld rail line
Thousands of homes in north Qld are without power and rail lines have been closed as heavy rain continues.
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THERE were more than 20 swift water rescues overnight as heavy rainfall continued to drench Queensland, and parts of the southeast face localised flooding with the potential for about 300mm rain this weekend.
11.17am: TWO men are feared to be missing in waters off Rockhampton.
The pair were onboard a 38-foot fishing boat in the Casuarina Passage off Port Alma when it started taking on water around 11.20pm on Thursday night.
A distress call was received at the time but rescue vessels and aircraft could not go to the area due to rough weather conditions.
The Passage leads directly to the Coral Sea.
Air and sea searches started this morning but have been hampered by heavy rain and high winds battering the area.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/01/272.jpg
The dramatic rescue of a 14-year-old boy from floodwaters in Rockhampton. Picture: ABC News
10.15am: SANDBAGS will be made available to Brisbane residents concerned about localised flooding ahead of heavy rain forecast for the Australia Day weekend and in to next week.
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk this morning announced pre-filled bags could be collected from BCC depots at Shamrock Street at Darra, Redfern Street at Morningside, Lathe Sreet at Virginia and at the Newmarket SES depot in Wilston Road.
Cr Quirk said the step had been taken after the Weather Bureau issued a severe weather warning for parts of the capital, which included possible heavy rain, strong winds and potential flash flooding.
He said BCC was hopeful the city would be spared the worst of the bad weather but residents should nevertheless remain vigilant - particularly in low lying zones around the Norman, Bulimba, Breakfast/Enoggera, Stable Swamp/Oxley and Cabbage Tree creek catchments and the Zilman Waterhole at Boondall.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/01/273.jpg
How the weather will descend on southeast Queensland.
"This is not to alarm people but simply to say we are on full alert," he said.
"We will be ready for the event of creek flooding which is the most likely scenario over the coming week if we get substantial and sustained heavy rain."
Cr Quirk also urged drivers to take care on the roads and monitor weather updates. Residents not yet signed up to BCC's free early alert system can do so at www.brisbane.qld.gov.au (http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/)
9.50am: RESIDENTS have escaped injury after a “large” landslide sparked initial fears of a house collapsing at Frenchville, north of Rockhampton, this morning.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/01/274.jpg
Heavy rain caused a big washout along part of the Bruce Highway at roadworks at Cardwell. Cardwell resident Les Harris looks at the damage. PIC: Evan Morgan
An emergency services spokeswoman said reports of the Archer View Tce two-storey home caving in at 8.20am were false.
“Fire and Rescue have told us there was a large landslide resting against the lower level of the two storey house,” she said.
“There were no injuries and residents have asked for either an engineer or assistance from council.”
It is not yet known what damage was caused to the house.
Queensland Satellite
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9am: THE teenage boy who was stuck in high, “fast moving” floodwaters in Frenchville, north of Rockhamton, has been rescued.
The teenager has been taken to Rockhampton Base Hospital in a stable condition.
8.40am: AN AUSTRALIA day ceremony has been washed out by the torrential rain in Rockhampton.
Fire fighters and ambulance officers were among those that were to be honoured at the Department of Community Safety’s Australia Day celebration today.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/01/275.jpg
Townsville residents Alexander Colley, 10, Jaaron Colley, 7, and Ryley Colley, won't let a little flooding stop them from enjoying their last few days of the school holiday. PIC: Wesley Monts
The event, which was to be held at the North Rockhampton Bowls Club, was cancelled this morning and is likely to be rescheduled for later in the week.
8.15am: FIVE Queensland Fire and Rescue crews have been called to save a teenager who is reported to be stuck in “fast moving” floodwaters in Frenchville, north of Rockhampton.
The teen, believed to be around 14-years-old, is understood to be clinging to a tree.
An emergency services spokeswoman said swift water rescue technicians are in the water and trying to make their way to the teenager.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/01/276.jpg
A cruiser was washed onto rocks at Airlie Beach yesterday as the bad weather generated by ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald set in. PIC: Bob Fenney
The incident was reported around 7.15am and is the only incident believed to have occurred since 20 swift water rescues were conducted overnight.
MAJOR ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING:
- Bruce Highway at Ingham, Marlborough, Marmor, Midgee and Toobanna
- Burke Developmental Rd, Highbury and Howitt
- Burnett Highway at Dululu and Mount Morgan
- Dawson Highway, Calliope
- Leichhardt Highway, Dululu
6.45am: FIRE fighters were called to more than 20 swift water rescue incidents around central Queensland overnight as heavy rainfall continues to drench the state.
More than 400mm of rain has been dumped on the Rockhampton region in a 24-hour period, with the heavy rainfall expected to hit southeast Queensland by Saturday.
Bureau of Metrology senior forecaster Brett Harrison said 469mm of rain has been recorded south of Rockhampton since 9am Thursday and this amount is the heaviest across the state.
A further 300mm of water fell at Samuel Hill north of Rockhampton, with Rockhampton recording 292mm of rain and Yeppoon copping 289mm.
Mr Harrison said the rain is expected to continue in the Rockhampton region and across Queensland, but the heaviest rainfall will start to move south as of today.
“We do expect the rain to continue through those areas but I don’t think we’ll see another 400mm,” he said.
“The heaviest fall will slowly move southwards now. Areas between Rockhampton and Hervey Bay should expect the heaviest falls. It’s too early to tell how much will fall, but the peak should be around the 300mm mark.
“Around the southeast the heaviest falls will be seen tomorrow and Sunday and the most rainfall will be around the Sunshine Coast Hinterland region.”
Mr Harrison said a flood warning currently stands for coastal rivers and adjacent streams in central Queensland between Sarina and Bundaberg.
More warnings are expected to be issued today.
Meanwhile, emergency services have confirmed QFRS attended more than 20 swift water rescues around central Queensland overnight.
An emergency services spokeswoman said the most significant incidents occurred in Yeppoon and south of Rockhampton, but no major injuries have been reported.
In Yeppoon two houses have been inundated with floodwater while another two homes on Moonmerra St in Kabra, southwest of Rockhampton, are under threat of water.
Seven people had to be evacuated from the Kabra homes around 3.30am this morning.
A woman and her two children from Middlemount, northwest of Rockhampton, were also rescued by crews around 3.20am when their car became isolated by floodwaters near Mackenzie River.
A man was also reported to have become stuck in a tree on the Leichhardt Highway at Wowan, southwest of Rockhampton, around 4.45am and crews were still in the process of rescuing him around 6.30am.
State Emergency Service was also kept busy overnight, called to 280 jobs in 24 hours.
Of these 100 were for Rockhampton, 43 for Mackay, 40 in Gladstone, 17 in Yeppoon, 11 in Emu Park, nine in Mt Morgan, eight in Townsville, six in Tannum Sands, five in Bundaberg and five in Cairns.
One of the incidents included two cars that became stuck on the Bruce Highway at Bob’s Creek around 3.45am this morning.
Three SES personnel rescued those inside the cars.
6am: Emergency crews have rushed to six swift water rescues as rain continued to fall on Rockhampton overnight.
A Queensland Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said everyone involved had been accounted for but the emergency crews had been kept busy throughout the night.
Multiple roads were closed in the region with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing a flood warning for the Fitzroy River.
Senior forecaster Tony Auden said the rainfall was likely to continue.
“It does look like we can expect heavy rainfall to persist for the next couple of days,” he said.
“But we should see an easing trend around that region on Saturday.”
He warned of more possibilities of flooding in the region in the next couple of days.
MIDNIGHT:
BRISBANE and parts of the southeast face localised flooding this weekend, with the potential for about 300mm or more of rain from today until Monday.
It will be the first good drenching of city back yards in six months and will be followed by hot and muggy conditions next week.
By the time it dissipates, the monsoon low will have brought rain to more than 2000km of Queensland's coast and parts of NSW.
Torrential rain has lashed north Queensland, with Ingham, Halifax and Tully and parts of Townsville suffering some flooding.
More than 25 bulk carriers were forced offshore yesterday as huge seas and torrential rain whipped up by ex-Cyclone Oswald shut down loading at Hay Point near Mackay, one of the world's biggest coal ports.
Port authorities expect it is likely to be a three-day delay costing the state $8.5 million a day in royalties.
In the Whitsundays, tourists embraced the wild weather by surfing and kite boarding as airports reopened.
The rain also flushed out the odd north Queensland local, including two crocodiles seen walking on roads in Ingham.
Rainfall in the southeast over the next four days is expected to range from 100mm to 300mm.
Heaviest falls will be near the tropical low and under isolated storms, with the coast being battered by rough seas.
Brisbane's mean January rainfall is 159.6mm.
The low's impact in parched inland areas will be much less than on the coastal strip.
The Mackay to Gladstone region was copping the brunt of it yesterday, with Samuel Hill north of Yeppoon recording 148mm in six hours. Rockhampton had 79mm, Carmila to the north 73mm and Gladstone to the south, 58mm in the same period.
The remains of Oswald should be just north of Rockhampton this morning.
The weather bureau expects the monsoon low to be between Gladstone and Bundaberg tomorrow.
Weatherzone forecaster Melissa MacKellar said there was a low possibility of the system reforming into a cyclone tomorrow.
"It looks like Brisbane is going to be a bit wet but at least the risk of cyclone development in the tropical north will decrease for a while after this," she said.
Ingham Mayor Rodger Bow said most houses escaped inundation despite localised flooding.
"The heavy weather has backed off, the river is subsiding and the system has moved south. Now, we have to sit and wait for the water to go down," Cr Bow said.
Ex-Cyclone Oswald was heading southeast yesterday at 24km/h, with wind gusts of more than 125km/h.