Source: Bureau of Meteorology
Initial Flood Watch for Tamar, Derwent, Huon, Forth, Mersey
Rivers, and parts of north-west Coast.
Issued at 11:31 am EST on Monday 26 August 2024
By the Bureau of Meteorology, Hobart.
Flood Watch Number: 2
MINOR FLOODING IS LIKELY FROM WEDNESDAY, WITH ISOLATED MODERATE
FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE FLOOD WATCH AREA.
WARNING NUMBER 1 RE-ISSUED WITH CORRECTED NEXT ISSUE TIME.
A west to northwesterly airstream begins to develop today,
becoming strong ahead of a cold front which crosses the state later
on Tuesday. Another cold front embedded in the strong westerly
winds moves over the state during Wednesday, as a trough approaches
the west and crosses the state into Thursday. A northwesterly
airstream redevelops Thursday ahead of an approaching cold
front.
Catchments across Tasmania are relatively wet from rainfall over
the last several weeks, and catchments will react quickly to
rainfall.
A series of fronts will cross Tasmania during this week, with
total accumulated rainfall likely to be greater than 100mm in parts
of these catchments.
Widespread minor flooding is likely throughout the flood watch
area, with isolated moderate flooding possible. Especially in
smaller catchments, several peaks are likely to occur during this
week.
Catchments likely to be affected include:
North Esk River
South Esk River
Meander River
Macquarie River
Mersey River
Forth River
Arthur River
Nelson Bay Coastal Rivers
Pieman River
King-Henty Rivers
Huon River
Derwent 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:
SES flood warnings can be found at TasALERT.com
Flood and storm safety 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
26/Aug/2024 01:52 AM