Source: Bureau of Meteorology
Issued at 2:50 pm EST on Thursday 30 September 2021 By the Bureau
of Meteorology, Hobart.
Flood Watch Number: 3
Minor flooding may develop at some locations in the flood watch
area from overnight Thursday into Friday.
A low pressure system over Victoria is slowly moving southwards.
It is expected to linger to the east of Tasmania on Saturday before
slowly moving away to the east during Sunday.
Most of the catchments in Tasmania remain relatively wet and will
respond to rain events.
Widespread rainfall totals of 30 to 50 mm are expected in the
flood watch area during Thursday and into Friday, with isolated
heavier falls of 50 to 70 mm possible in the north east. The
heaviest rainfall in the north east is expected from Thursday
afternoon though to Friday morning.
River rises are expected from Thursday afternoon and minor
flooding may develop at some locations in the flood watch area from
early Friday.
The Bureau of Meteorology is continuing to monitor the situation
and will issue catchment specific warnings as required.
Catchments likely to be affected include:
North Esk River
Meander River
Macquarie River
East Coastal Rivers (north of Bicheno)
Ringarooma River
Tamar (Launceston)
Huon River
Jordan River
Coal River
East Coastal Rivers (south of Bicheno)
A flood warning has been issued for the following catchment: South
Esk River.
Note: This Flood Watch is a "heads up" for possible future
flooding and is NOT a Flood Warning. The Bureau of Meteorology does
not provide a flood warning service for all of the catchments
covered by this flood watch. For more information on the Flood
Watch Service:
http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml
For the latest warnings see www.bom.gov.au/tas/warnings For the
latest rainfall and river level information see
www.bom.gov.au/tas/flood
For the latest weather forecast see
www.bom.gov.au/tas/forecasts
Flood Safety Advice:
FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.tas.gov.au Road closure
information is available at www.police.tas.gov.au
For emergency assistance call the SES on telephone number 132
500.
For life threatening situations, call 000 immediately.
Rainfall and River
Conditions Map
30/Sep/2021 03:03 PM