Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 11:13 am CST on Saturday 21 September 2024

Flood Watch Number: 2

STREAM LEVEL RISES AND LOCALISED FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLOOD WATCH AREA FROM LATE SUNDAY

A trough will deepen over WA during the weekend and next week. This will cause showers and thunderstorms to increase over the western half of the NT from Sunday and spread eastwards across southern and central NT early to mid next week as a cloud band with embedded thunderstorms and rain develops.

Catchments in the Flood Watch area are generally very dry.

Unseasonal moderate to heavy falls are possible about the Tanami and surrounding region from Sunday evening. Widespread rainfall totals of 30-60 mm on Sunday, 30-100 mm on Monday and 10-40 mm on Tuesday are forecast with isolated daily falls in excess of 100 mm possible for Sunday and Monday.

Significant stream level rises, localised flooding, and overland inundation are possible in parts of the Flood Watch area which may affect road access. Some communities may become isolated.

Catchments likely to be impacted include:

Tanami Desert

Western Desert

Sturt Creek District

See www.bom.gov.au/australia/warnings to view all of the Bureau's current warning products.

More information on the Flood Watch Service and maps of Flood Watch areas are available at www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml .

Flood Safety Advice:
The Northern Territory Emergency Service advises that people should:

* Stay away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterways.

* Prepare for flooding and move away while safe to do so.

* Don't drive into floodwaters.

For emergency help in floods, storms and cyclones call 132 500.

Emergency information is available at www.securent.nt.gov.au .

The latest road conditions are available at www.roadreport.nt.gov.au .

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