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While Melbourne seems to have been spared the worst those on north east Vic certainly haven’t and it’s not over for them by a long way.
Pouring here at the moment - had just under 50mm in the last 24 hours, so pretty soggy but hardly flooding down here. Hope those further north stay safe.
You lucky bastard, I got SIX identical text messages over the period of 1hr 10mins. FFS what are these wallys doing ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh
Yes it's raining here but nothing to get excited about, no I don't live in a flood prone area.
In the end I turned the mobile off so I could get some sleep.
Deano :(
We have had 112mm since Friday - and still having a light shower now. Lots of water lying around.
A few streets and houses in Shepparton have had flooding. Have heard through the bush telegraph that there has been a fair amount of flooding in the town of Eurora.
I feel for the farmers that have not had an opportunity to finish getting their crops off around here.
When I worked in Benalla, I noticed a lot of the older houses were built on mounds. You would see a farm house up on a mound out in a paddock.
The people I worked with, the new people moving into the area, were building new houses. They were digging out soil and pouring slabs.
"Why don't you build your houses on elevated mounds?" I asked.
"Why?" they replied.
Now we know why.
Boy, did it rain up there. And the area is flat. There were drainage channels all over the place. One day, after work, one of the workmates suggested we drive a more interesting route home. He followed me in his Landcruiser. We were driving in water, the depth of which was almost up to the tray of my Landrover.
Mick_Marsh, you should see the new houses going up on the Bellarine Highway just before Point Lonsdale. They were pumping water out to lay the concrete in the summer!!
Most of the water that goes by us is from Skipton way but we're 30km away so it doesn't effect us.
Oh no parmageddon [emoji14]Quote:
Originally Posted by bee utey
That water at Point Lonsdale is actually seawater that is the same height as the water across the road in Swan Bay behind all the rushes on the north side of road.
It can go up and down with tides and also king tides when they have them.
An ideal base to build a new house on with all the fill that has been brought in to make it look safe.
The big railway shed on left gets water in there from rain and severe tidal flows and its inspection pits did fill with water (maybe still do) . Great designers /engineers all round I feel, just don't tell the public
Well thank fully, we have been ok. A fair bit of rain, but the drains coped with it.
I have no problem with the weather forecast, it made me think what could happen, made me very aware of my surroundings, and perhaps more importantly, how traumatic it would be for those in country Victoria who were flooded out.
I hope everyone on here is OK.
Pickles.
And the Territorians are saying " call that a storm? this is a storm.".
Darwin storms: Bureau of Meteorology rain gauge breaks during downpour
Well, at the end of the 3 day weather event, I got 35mm in my back yard rain gauge.
Maybe they'll think twice next time before issuing warnings for a non event.
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