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Live coverage: Queensland flood crisis;
Floodwaters are threatening even more communities in south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales after days of wild weather.
Two people have lost their lives so far, and authorities hold grave fears for a man who was swept away by floodwater in the Brisbane suburb of Greenbank late last night.
Anyone reading this post who may be in affected areas and in need of help please remember the SES (State Emergency Service) national phone number is 132 500 (Australia only). Please do not use this number for information. It is for rescue only
latest update;
Torrential rain and wild winds heading towards Sydney as ex-tropical cyclone moves down coast;
RAIN.jpg
FR24.jpg
People are being warned not to travel by road unless absolutely necessary and to use extreme caution if they do. Delay your trip if you possibly can.
Please see these site for current information;
http://www.nsw.gov.au/floods and http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood/ and also http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1...s-and-services
Pilots are currently being warned of severe icing at higher altitudes and moderate turbulence with heavy rain below 10,000ft near waypoint 'BOREE' (37nm) north of Sydney as at 14:30 local. There's too many sigmets to post here.
All major flights into Ballina cancelled;
Gold Coast flights halted as waters rise
Adverse weather in Queensland caused by tropical cyclone Oswald, is affecting Tiger Airways Australia's flight schedule: (Updated Monday 28 January 2013 (1:30pm AEST)).
Passengers Travelling with Virgin;
general;
Not really funny; http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/...ly-hits-police
Single Runway 07 ops at YSSY (Sydney) at the moment wont help the issue if it continues when peak hour fires up (the 'twin' runways arent suitable due to the wind direction at present) (16:00 local).
Still plenty of holding into YSSY at the moment with rwy 07 still in use. (17:40 local)
Some aircraft are now discussing diverting to Canberra (YSCB to the south) or elsewhere with ATC (19:15 local)
METAR: YSSY 280730Z 06019KT 3000 RA FEW012 OVC040 22/20 Q1007 FM0745 06020G35KT 6000 -RA SCT010 BKN020 TEMPO 0745/1030 3000 RA BKN008 FM0730 MOD/SEV TURB BLW 5000FT
Sydney forecast:
Temporary
from 28 at 12 UTC to 28 at 21 UTC
Visibility 2000 m
Broken clouds at a height of 500 ft
heavy rain
Basically, from midnight tonight, it's on here in Sydney
NSW floods worsen, residents evacuated;
Sydney can expect the heaviest rainfall between midnight tonight and 06:00 described as a 1 in 20 year event and some areas where the rain has already passed through may yet experience rising floodwaters for some days
Last update (I may wake up owning a boat instead of a house by morning);
Regards,
Gregg
Notice to ADMIN:
I appreciate the need to keep the forum tidy but why you'd move one of my posts on the victorian bushfires and stick it in amongst the Queensland flood crisis (some of which have also been moved) seems to defy all logic. We're in the middle of an on-going flood crisis here and it seems it's more important to do housekeeping than it is to keep ppl informed and updated. It also makes it impossible to get an idea on how many guys are reading each post and getting a handle on what they might be needing or are interested in (or not) for any future posts. One thing it has achieved is delaying me from getting my radar running and uploading and endeavouring to help out. If there are any 'Rules' you might want to get Ulf (Scanhorse) to abide by them. He seems to be able to stick posts almost at random anywhere on the forum and nobody duck-shoves those around. I'll go and take my meds now.
Floodwaters are threatening even more communities in south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales after days of wild weather.
Two people have lost their lives so far, and authorities hold grave fears for a man who was swept away by floodwater in the Brisbane suburb of Greenbank late last night.
Anyone reading this post who may be in affected areas and in need of help please remember the SES (State Emergency Service) national phone number is 132 500 (Australia only). Please do not use this number for information. It is for rescue only
latest update;
Torrential rain and wild winds heading towards Sydney as ex-tropical cyclone moves down coast;
RAIN.jpg
FR24.jpg
People are being warned not to travel by road unless absolutely necessary and to use extreme caution if they do. Delay your trip if you possibly can.
Please see these site for current information;
http://www.nsw.gov.au/floods and http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood/ and also http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1...s-and-services
Pilots are currently being warned of severe icing at higher altitudes and moderate turbulence with heavy rain below 10,000ft near waypoint 'BOREE' (37nm) north of Sydney as at 14:30 local. There's too many sigmets to post here.
All major flights into Ballina cancelled;
Gold Coast flights halted as waters rise
Adverse weather in Queensland caused by tropical cyclone Oswald, is affecting Tiger Airways Australia's flight schedule: (Updated Monday 28 January 2013 (1:30pm AEST)).
Passengers Travelling with Virgin;
general;
Not really funny; http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/...ly-hits-police
Single Runway 07 ops at YSSY (Sydney) at the moment wont help the issue if it continues when peak hour fires up (the 'twin' runways arent suitable due to the wind direction at present) (16:00 local).
Still plenty of holding into YSSY at the moment with rwy 07 still in use. (17:40 local)
Some aircraft are now discussing diverting to Canberra (YSCB to the south) or elsewhere with ATC (19:15 local)
METAR: YSSY 280730Z 06019KT 3000 RA FEW012 OVC040 22/20 Q1007 FM0745 06020G35KT 6000 -RA SCT010 BKN020 TEMPO 0745/1030 3000 RA BKN008 FM0730 MOD/SEV TURB BLW 5000FT
Sydney forecast:
Temporary
from 28 at 12 UTC to 28 at 21 UTC
Visibility 2000 m
Broken clouds at a height of 500 ft
heavy rain
Basically, from midnight tonight, it's on here in Sydney
NSW floods worsen, residents evacuated;
Sydney can expect the heaviest rainfall between midnight tonight and 06:00 described as a 1 in 20 year event and some areas where the rain has already passed through may yet experience rising floodwaters for some days
Last update (I may wake up owning a boat instead of a house by morning);
Regards,
Gregg
Notice to ADMIN:
I appreciate the need to keep the forum tidy but why you'd move one of my posts on the victorian bushfires and stick it in amongst the Queensland flood crisis (some of which have also been moved) seems to defy all logic. We're in the middle of an on-going flood crisis here and it seems it's more important to do housekeeping than it is to keep ppl informed and updated. It also makes it impossible to get an idea on how many guys are reading each post and getting a handle on what they might be needing or are interested in (or not) for any future posts. One thing it has achieved is delaying me from getting my radar running and uploading and endeavouring to help out. If there are any 'Rules' you might want to get Ulf (Scanhorse) to abide by them. He seems to be able to stick posts almost at random anywhere on the forum and nobody duck-shoves those around. I'll go and take my meds now.
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