Thread: Floods.. picture this !

G'day Vlad

My grandmother lost 2 of her brothers in 1893, 1 in the first flood when the old Victoria bridge collasped with people on it,and the second brother when a ferry (replacing the bridge )was swept away and sunk. the loss of two young men from a family of 11 was great, only to be compounded by further losses during WW1 1914-1918, so from a family of 11only 5or 6 survived until WW2

We lost nobody or property in 1974


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Vlad, they keep reporting that floodwaters, combined with king tides, will take the levels higher than 1974. However, according to B.O.M./Marine tide tables, the flood tides are next week.Their tables are : high tides --

Wed. 12th ..... 0224 -- 1.77 Next week - Wed 19th 0911 -- 2.55
1416 -- 1.81 2120 -- 1.88

Thurs. 13th. 0329 -- 1.78 Thurs. 20 0954 -- 2.62
1513 -- 1.69 2208 -- 1.96

Fri.14th 0443 -- 1.85 FRI. 21 1037 -- 2.65
1625 -- 1.61 2255 -- 2,02

Already it has been reported the Ipswich peak is 2 metres below the estimated peak. Lets hope and pray this means there will be less flooding than estimated. I know those of us at Deagon, and the lower levels of Sandgate and Brighton, have our fingers crossed. Our thoughts are with those who have been affected, especially those who have lost loved ones. We still cant contact an old Navy mate of mine, who lives with his family in Grantham. Trying to remain positive, Bob

Well teh advice is that the flood will peak tomorrow rather than today .. ovbviously the water coingdown the rivers is the biggest factor.. not sure on teh tide usse. Confusing, for sure.

I don't think anyone expected we'd get floods of this magnitude in the absence of a cyclone causing the rain depression !

message received, Mike, much appreciated, for now it's just wait and see. Just come from Sandgate council office, they really have no idea of how much water to expect, which is understandable, admit they made a mistake telling everyone it was a king tide, which is not. The size and scale of this disaster has them slightly rattled, which is understandable, I guess. Not knowing what to expect is a worry, but it's stiff upper lip time [ or maybe a bundy or two] Thanks mate, Bob.

Originally Posted by UncleHo

G'day Vlad

My grandmother lost 2 of her brothers in 1893, ,... ...the loss of two young men from a family of 11 was great, only to be compounded by further losses during WW1 1914-1918, so from a family of 11only 5or 6 survived until WW2

We lost nobody or property in 1974

It must have been very trying times for your family Uncle Ho, particularly with the lack of social security safety nets back then.

Lets hope there aren't too many families with tragedies like that this time around. Though it seems there are at least 10 already.

So far so good, I think we will be ok.,for anyone interested , there is a phone no. for volunteers to assist after the flood, not only in Brisbane but over the state. I have a history of getting numbers wrong, but I think IT IS -- 1300 994 100 IF Iam wrong, 612 abc radio can give you the correct no. I might see some of you out there. Bob

Originally Posted by VladTepes

absence of a cyclone causing the rain depression !

Let's just hope one isn't around the corner!
We have got a good few months of the cyclone season to go yet

Originally Posted by scarry

Let's just hope one isn't around the corner!
We have got a good few months of the cyclone season to go yet

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