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NSW Flood Watch: Peel, Gwydir, Upper Macintyre
NSW Flood Watch: Peel, Gwydir, Upper Macintyre
04-Sep-2010 11:41 AM
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NSW Flood Watch: Peel, Gwydir, Upper Macintyre |
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Source: Bureau of Meteorology
FLOOD WATCH FOR SATURDAY FOR THE MURRAY, MURRUMBIDGEE, QUEANBEYAN-MOLONGLO, LACHLAN, MACQUARIE, BOGAN, PEEL, GWYDIR AND UPPER MACINTYRE VALLEYS
Issued at 11:33 AM on Saturday the 4th of September 2010
Note: This Flood Watch is a "heads up" for possible future flooding and is NOT a
Flood Warning [see note below].
A deepening low near Adelaide will move through western Victoria during
Saturday, bringing windy conditions and heavy rainfall and possible
thunderstorms over much of New South Wales, especially over the southwestern
slopes of the southern ranges and adjacent inland. Forecast rain totals can be
seen on the Bureau's Internet site under Water and the Land.
The area is generally wet from recent rain and the following areas have a higher
than 70% chance of local flooding and minor to moderate main river flooding
this Saturday:
1. Macquarie Valley - including Bathurst, Orange, Molong and the Bell River
2. Bogan Valley
3. Lachlan Valley - including the Belubula River and Mandagery Creek
4. Queanbeyan and Molonglo Rivers
5. Murrumbidgee Valley - most likely local flooding with a chance of main river
flooding
6. Murray Valley - Yarrawonga Weir and downstream from Tuesday next week
7. Peel River
8. Gwydir
9. Upper Macintyre
Flood warnings, river and rainfall data is available here.
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