Source: Bureau of Meteorology
Issued at 12:39 pm EST on Sunday 26 July 2020
Flood Watch Number: 2
Minor flooding may develop in the East Gippsland catchments and
into the NSW Snowy River from Monday afternoon.
A weakening cold front will reach the far southwest of Victoria by
Sunday night and clip southern Victoria during Monday as a low
pressure system off the NSW coast moves southwards. The low will
persist off the NSW coast on Tuesday.
Catchments in East Gippsland are still relatively dry but have
seen some strong river rises in response to rainfall over the past
couple of weeks.
Rainfall totals of 10-20 mm are forecast for East Gippsland for
Sunday with an additional 40-70 mm forecast for Monday and 20-30 mm
on Tuesday. Isolated higher totals are possible, particularly in
the far east of Gippsland.
With the forecast rainfall, river rises are expected and minor
flooding may develop in the flood watch area from Monday
afternoon.
Catchments likely to be affected include:
Bemm, Cann and Genoa Rivers
Snowy River
Tambo River
Mitchell River
The Bureau of Meteorology is continuing to monitor the situation
and will issue catchment specific warnings as required.
See www.bom.gov.au/vic/warnings to view the current warnings for
Victoria.
For more information on the Flood Watch Service:
http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml
Flood Safety Advice:
Note: This Flood Watch means that people living or working along
rivers and streams must monitor the latest weather forecasts and
warnings and be ready to move to higher ground should flooding
develop.
SES advises that all community members should:
Never walk, ride or drive through floodwater, Never allow children
to play in floodwater, Stay away from waterways and stormwater
drains during and after heavy rain, Keep well clear of fallen power
lines Be aware that in fire affected areas, rainfall run-off into
waterways may contain debris such as ash, soil, trees and rocks,
and heavy rainfall increases the potential for landslides and
debris across roads.
Current Emergency Information is available at
http://emergency.vic.gov.au For emergency assistance contact the
SES on 132 500.
Current Road and Traffic Information is available at the VicRoads
website:
http://traffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au/
Weather Forecast:
For the latest weather forecast see
http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts/
River Height and Rainfall information are available on the Bureau
of Meteorology web site at http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/flood/
Flood Warnings and Flood Watches for Victorian Catchments are also
available on: Telephone Weather Service No. 1300 659217.
Rainfall and River
Conditions Map
26/Jul/2020 01:26 PM