QLD Severe Weather

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by DJM83

Same here in Redcliffe much worse

At the moment on Bribie Island I can hear the fog horn of a ship crawling along just off the coast, the visibility has dropped to bugger all here due to the heavy rain and the streets have turned into rivers....

Edit: I think the Island is starting sink....

[grandpa_spec_F6]

***UPDATE***

Deagon area - Water rising fast - flooding predicted soon

[cs123]

Originally Posted by DJR-351

At the moment on Bribie Island I can hear the fog horn of a ship crawling along just off the coast, the visibility has dropped to bugger all here due to the heavy rain and the streets have turned into rivers....

Edit: I think the Island is starting sink....

I can imagine. Lots of flooding at Burpengary. I think the Bribie Island road will be cut later today at high tide.

[DJM83]

Thanks for thje updates guys keep them coming

[grandpa_spec_F6]

*** UPDATE ***

Main road going into Hastings Street up at Noosa (Sunshine Coast) has suffered a land slide according to a source up there. Will continue to update you all as they come.

[cs123]

If you're around the Moreton Shire ie Caboolture, Bribie, Woodfood, Pine Rivers
Tune into 101.5. It's the local radio station. Lots of updates on road closures, plus some good music too.

[grandpa_spec_F6]

Hey all, Just would like to advise the below are now out of date, applogies.

Highway, traffic has been reduced to one lane in either direction
Brighton



Stafford Road and Webster Road diversion are in place due to flooding
Stafford

On Settlement Road northbound between Kilbowie Street and Yarrabee Road
The Gap

Wynnum Road, between Hemmant and Tingalpa Road
Tingalpa

Samford Road between Keperra St and Settlement Rd
Keperra

Beams Rd closed near Cabbage Tree Creek
Zillmere

Gympie Road
Carseldine

Anzac Avenue near Kinsellas Road
Mango Hill

On the Bruce Highway southbound at the Dohles Rocks Road on-ramp is closed
Mango Hill

Lutwyche Road, closed inbound and outbound near the hospital.
Windsor

The only way to reach Moggill, Bellbowrie, Anstead and Pullenvale:

[grandpa_spec_F6]

*** UPDATE FROM BOM ***

Flood Summary
Issued at 10:02 AM on Monday the 11th of October 2010

The following Watches/Warnings are current:

FLOOD WARNING FOR COASTAL STREAMS FROM THE SUNSHINE COAST TO THE
NSW BORDER INCLUDING ADJACENT HINTERLAND STREAMS
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BARCOO RIVER
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LOWER CONDAMINE AND BALONNE RIVERS
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WEIR RIVER


See flood warnings for more detail at: www.bom.gov.au/qld/flood .



Additional information:

Dawson River: Minor to moderate flooding is occurring on the upper Dawson River
in the Taroom area. Significant river rises with some minor flooding will extend
downstream to the Theodore area during the next few days.

Burnett River: Minor to moderate flooding is easing on the Boyne River between
Derra and Cooranga.

Upper Brisbane River: Minor flooding continues in the upper Brisbane River at
Devon Hills. Minor flooding rising on the Stanley River between Peachester and
Woodford.

Bremer River: Fast rises and minor flooding on Western Creek at Rosewood. Fast
rises and moderate flooding on the Bremer River at Walloon.

Moonie River: River rises and minor flooding at Southwood and Mt Driven.

Warrego River: Minor flooding in the Nive River at Biddenham, and at 27 Mile
Gardens in the upper Warrego River. Renewed river rises will continue at
Charleville for the next couple of days, but with flooding at minor level or
less.


Warnings and River Height Bulletins are available at
http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/flood/ . Flood Warnings are also available on
telephone 1300 659 219 at a low call cost of 27.5 cents, more from mobile,
public and satellite phones.

[grandpa_spec_F6]

*** UPDATE ***

Henderson Rd Deagon is currently being evacuated - please keep clear of emergency personel and vehicles.

Redcliffe coast guard is proceeding with a boat to assist with rescues.

[grandpa_spec_F6]

*** UPDATE ***

Mt Glorious - Mt Glorious Rd. 1 Vehicle over Embankment - All vehicles stopped.

[grandpa_spec_F6]

Quick update on most affected areas (Brisbane)

http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/qld/qld_metro.shtml

[GreenMachine]

Obi Obi Creek at the back of our farm on the sunshine coast is up over a metre from normal height at Gardner's Falls, which is a looong way upstream for us... Looks like I might have some cleaning up to do.

Kedron Brook at Stafford was maybe 15 metres wide and only a few metres below the bridge on the way to work this morning - usually just a trickle of water runs through there.

The rain can stop whenever it wants!

[grandpa_spec_F6]

The Kedron Brook at our head office is currently lapping Gympie Road, the tunnel workers are looking down at what used to be their construction site. It's pretty amazing how much water has been dumped in the past few days.

I carefully side stepped every darn puddle on the way to work, then accidentally sunk my foot into some grass that looked "ok" just avoid one... next thing you know my ankle disappeared!

[grandpa_spec_F6]

*** Further update from ABC ***

Weather Warning:

A Severe Weather Warning for damaging wind gusts and flash flooding is current.

A flood warning is current for coastal streams from the Sunshine Coast to the NSW border, including the adjacent Hinterland streams.

Fast stream rises are occurring across the coverage area with minor flooding occurring in the Maroochy River and Coochin Creek, the Pine River, and in some of the Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan and Gold Coast creeks.

Major flooding is also occurring on the South Pine River at Drapers Crossing.


Further heavy rain is forecast during Monday morning which will produce further stream rises and possible moderate flooding.

Fast stream rises and minor flooding is occurring in the upper Maroochy and Mooloolah Rivers and their tributaries; the Pine River; and numerous creeks in the Brisbane suburbs including Cabbage Tree and Enoggera Creek; and Kedron Brook and Woogaroo Creek in the Ipswich area.

Some minor flooding is also occurring on Slacks Creek in the Logan area, and in Mudgeeraba Creek on the Gold Coast.

Fast rises and flooding are also occurring in the upper Mary River and eastern tributaries, including Obi Obi and Six Mile Creeks.


Rainfall figures:

Heavy falls overnight and this morning have largely remained coastal.

Heaviest rainfall totals recorded during the 12 hours to 6am Monday include:

Brisbane: Frank Sleeman Park 150mm, Albany Creek 147mm, Three Ways 140mm, Gordon Park 135mm, Deagon 135mm.

Sunshine Coast: Nambour 121mm, Poona Dam 114mm, Eudlo Flats Road 102mm, Mapleton 95mm, Eudlo 90mm, and Tanawha 90mm.

Logan/Albert: Mt Cotton West 102mm, Burbank 96mm, Rochedale South 96mm, Priestdale 88mm, Carbrook 83mm.

Gold Coast: Upper Springbrook 210mm, Tomewin 142mm, Lower Springbrook 130mm, Mt Tamborine 100mm, Biggera Creek 92mm, Molendinar 83mm, Tallebudgera Creek Dam 80mm.


SES Advice:

People in low lying areas should monitor rising water levels.

Motorists are warned not to attempt to drive through floodwater on roads, especially when it is flowing.

The State Emergency Service advises that people in the affected area should:
* seek shelter, preferably indoors and never under trees
* secure loose outdoor items
* beware of fallen trees and powerlines
* avoid driving, walking or riding through flood waters
* if near the coastline, stay well away from the water's edge

Contact the SES on 132 500 for emergency assistance if required.

[Scott]

G_S_AU - do you know how much water is down in the tunnel atm?

[grandpa_spec_F6]

*** UPDATE ***

Trains headed towards Ipswich should expect delays, Petrie lines are currently flooded and anyone needing to get home are advised to expect delays.

GTP006 - No word regarding the tunnels as of yet....

[Peuty]

I must be the only one who likes the rain.......But I don't like the havoc it is causing.

GreenMachine, how many Commodores have you drowned on Kingsford Smith Drive today?

[grandpa_spec_F6]

*** UPDATE passed on from Translink ***

Customers should expect delays on bus services across the network due to severe weather conditions.

Northern suburbs services are heavily affected. Various diversions due to flooding and traffic congestion are in place.

TransLink asks customers to be patient and allow for extra travel time this morning.

* The 463, 500, 501, 505, 508, 511, 520 and 521 will experience delays of up to 15 minutes, due to heavy weather conditions around Goodna, Redbank, Tivoli and Churchill.

* The 598 and 599 Great Circle Line services are experiencing delays of up to 15 minutes, due to heavy weather. 598 services are under diversion due to flooding, and the Muriel Ave (Rocklea) stop is not being serviced.

*

The 333 services are experiencing delays of up to 10 minutes, due to flooding at Ferric St, Virginia Bus Depot.

The 8.55am 333 service outbound from the Cultural Centre has been cancelled, due to heavy weather conditions. The next outbound service is scheduled for 9.05am.
*

338, 357 and 359 bus services around Albany Creek are diverted and experiencing heavy delays, due to localised flooding closing Albany Creek Rd.
*

350, 351 and 358 services are experiencing heavy delays, due to flooding at the South Pine Rd/Stafford Rd intersection (Everton Park) and heavy weather conditions.
The 10.05am 350 service departing Queen Street has been cancelled due to heavy weather conditions. The next service is scheduled to depart at 10.35am.
*

Route 680, 690 and 695 services are experiencing delays due to flooding on Gympie Rd at Aspley and surrounding areas.
*

The 326, 327, 330, 336, 337, 338, 340, 345, 346 and 359 bus services are experiencing delays of up to 20 minutes, due to heavy weather and flooded conditions.
*

330 services are diverted and experiencing delays due to heavy weather conditions. The Lemke Rd stop 10575 can not be serviced on both inbound and outbound routes due to flooding. 330 services will be diverting via Depot Rd, Braun Rd, Sandgate Rd, Roshan Rd, Handford Rd and then returning to normal service.
*

320 services are experiencing delays, due to locallised flooding closing Shaw Rd. The service is diverted to take Buchland St, Sandgate Rd and Junction Rd, missing some normal route stops.
*

The 552 services are being diverted and will experience delays, due to Shailer Park Rd being closed at Shailer Park.
*

The 305 bus services are experiencing delays due to heavy weather and flooding. The 8.23am service has been cancelled due to weather conditions. The next service is scheduled to run at 8.38am.
*

The 340 services experiencing delays are being diverted due to heavy flooding and the closure of Beams Rd. The service starts and finishes at the old QUT stop, Balcara Street due to Golden Downs area being heavily flooded.
Carseldine Station stop will be missed and passengers are advised to use the next available stop just after Doorval Street.
*

Route 539 buses from Rosewood train station to Helidon are affected by flooding. All services departing Gatton (and Helidon) are terminating and turning back at Calvert (corner Rosewood-Laidley Road and Calvert Station Road) due to flooding. The 12.36pm Rosewood train station-Gatton bus is cancelled.

Edit: Some cool shots here - http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/g...6639549?page=1

[GreenMachine]

Originally Posted by Peuty

I must be the only one who likes the rain.......But I don't like the havoc it is causing.

GreenMachine, how many Commodores have you drowned on Kingsford Smith Drive today?

Well, I'm about to try to get from Spring Hill to Burpengary, then on to Glasshouse and possibly up to Obi Obi and back... If you see a blue SV6 floating past either the Port of Brisbane or somewhere near Maryborough, be sure to wave.

[irish2]

The tunnel at stafford is old flood plain. I was surprised to see that construction had been allowed there.

[grandpa_spec_F6]

Seems to be easing around here now, this just in from the ABC: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin

[Gammaboy]

Originally Posted by buggerlugs

got another 6 inches here last night, to go with the 6 inches the night before.

Snicker.

[Racecraft]

this is Kedron Brook off ?Osbourne Rd @ Everton Park this morning

It is usually about 2 meters wide and 20 cm deep @ best



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[grandpa_spec_F6]

This appears to be the latest, was just sent to everyone in my team from someone in the office:

HEAVY rainfall has closed roads in the Brisbane city area. Police are advising motorists that the following main roads are closed or have large amounts of water covering them.

College Crossing - due to Wivenhoe Dam release.

Main Beach Road and Dickson Rd Pinkenba.

Youngs Crossing Rd between Dayboro Rd and Protheroe, Joyner.

Marshall Road Rocklea between Gilmour Rd and Granard Rd.

Boscombe Rd between Rafting Ground Rd & Brookfield , Brookfield.

Trouts Rd between Flockton St and Rode Rd Macdowall.

Widdop St between Gellibrand and Masefield St, Clayfield.

Residents can access via Franz Rd and Sandgate Rd.

Due to Widdop St being closed, Eliza St Wongard St and Noble St are also impacted.

Zillmere Rd and Sandgate Rd, Boondall.

Old Gympie Road between South Pine Rd and Bunnings.

Bells Pocket Road between Shakespeare Rd and Lawnton Pocket Rd.

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Paradise Rd between Learoyd St and Beaudesert Rd, Acacia Ridge.

Ithaca Creek at Bowman Pde, Bardon.

Muller and Beams Rd, Boondall.

Beams Rd from Hanford Rd and Dorville Rd.

Stafford Rd and Mountridge Rd, Everton Park

Gateway Mwy between Bicentennial and Nudgee , Nudgee

Sandgate Road southbound adjacent to Hudson Rd, Albion.

Sandgate Rd at Roghan Rd, Boondall

Telegraph Rd at Norris Road, Bracken Ridge

Muller Road and Bambara St, Boondall

Kitchener Road and Gympie and Turner Rd - westbound lanes blocked.

Gympie Road and Wallin St, Kedron blocked both directions.

Colburn Ave Victoria Point near Football Club.

Abeya St and Boundary Rd, Thornlands.

Abbotsford Rd one lane outbound at Bowen Hills.

Norris Rd and Telegraph Rd, Bracken Ridge.

Pfingst Rd and Leckie Rd, Wavell Heights.

Gympie Rd and Wallin St, Kedron

Kitchener Rd, Gympie Rd and Turner Rd, Kedron

Sandy Camp Rd, Wynnum West.

Barcham St, Eagle Farm

Gympie Rd and Gayford St, Aspley.

Oxley Rd, Oxley

Bowhill Rd, Durack and Willawong.

Rafting Ground Rd, Brookfield

Shaw Rd at Hanford Rd, Wavell Heights.

Rochedale Rd, Rochdale South (rural area).

Parton St, Stafford Heights.

Avalon Rd, Sheldon.

New Cleveland Rd and Chelsea Rd, Gumdale.

Robinson Rd West, Geebung

Samford Rd between Ferny Way and Patricks Rd, Ferny Grove.

Albany Creek Rd near Keong Rd, Albany Creek.

Lansbury Ave, Ashgrove.

Frederick St, Virgina (Bus depot).

Edinburgh Castle Rd, Kedron

University Rd and Don Young Rd, Nathan.

Gap Creek Rd before Brisbane Forest.

Gowan Rd before Illaweena Rd, Drewvale.

Althorp Rd, Bridgeman Downs.

Bennett Rd, The Gap.

Mt Cotton Rd and Panorama Rd.

Goodfellows Rd, Kallangur

Kremzow Rd, Brendale.

Marsden Rd, Kallangur.

Dohles Rocks Rd southbound entry to Bruce Highway.

Second Ave and Flinders Pde, Sandgate.

Henderson Rd, Deagon

Manly Rd between New Cleveland Rd and Castlerea St, Tingalpa.

Duffield Rd, Kallangur

Kensington Way at Sovereign Way, Bray Park

Mt Nebo Rd between McCarthy’s Lookout and Camp Mountain Rd Lookout.

Nellies Lane and Brickworks Rd, Kallangur.

Anzac Ave between Brays Rd and northern entry to Bruce Highway.

Drapers Crossing at Draper.

Warrego Highway and Shaw Rd, Hattonvale.

• Mt Crosby Rd Colleges Crossing

• Louisa St Marburg

• Marburg Fernvale Rd at Black snake Creek

• Reinke Rd Ashwell

• Ivan La Ironbark

• Schultz Rd Ironbark

• Riverside Dr Pine Mt

• Minden Post Office Rd Marburg

• Karrabin Rosewood Rd Walloon

• Railway St Rosewood

• Haigslea Amberley Rd Walloon

• Rosewood Warrill View Rd Rosewood

• Taylors Rd Walloon (gravel section) Walloon

• Rosewood Laidley Rd (near Bunney's Rd) Rosewood

• Boyles Rd Pine Mt

• Barram Rd Ripley

• Haigslea Maller Rd Marburg

• Coach La Ironbark


Source: Qld Government, Courier Mail

[DJM83]

Seems there is still a few roads closed

[Scott]

All the roads listed around Kedron are open with no flooding evident. Kedron Brook on the other hand.... a bit wet.

[grandpa_spec_F6]

Ah thats good to hear then

After seeing "Gympie Road and Wallin St, Kedron blocked both directions." we googled it, and there is no way it could have been flooded as there is a downhill slope going away from the BP. Guessing it 'has' had water (probably only a small amount) which has since gone.

[Racecraft]

is everyone getting more rain atm than earlier??
It was heavy early, stopped around lunch then for the last hour it has teemed down again

[grandpa_spec_F6]

Yes it has started back up here in Kedron, I am about to leave for home and haven't heard any further updates being issued however I'll let you all know what it's like on the way home. Might go for a saunter down Shaw Rd to see if it has cleared much.

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by Racecraft

is everyone getting more rain atm than earlier??
It was heavy early, stopped around lunch then for the last hour it has teemed down again

Quiet here at the moment
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR663.loop.shtml