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22-12-2010, 11:21 AM
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Ich bin ein auslander
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Looks like it is going to be a wet one alright.
Just a heads up, the state gov has issued a warning to all departments that there is an expectation of receiving 50-100 mm of rain per day for the next 5 days and widespread flooding is possible. Wivenhoe flood gates have been opened as it is at capacity due to the recent rain so this will not take up much of the load and the already wet ground will not hold that sort of rain fall well. I just checked BOM and there are multiple flood alerts including the Brisbane River area. It might pay for the banana benders here to get ready for a very wet and soggy xmas.
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22-12-2010, 11:25 AM
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Call me Spud
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I feel sorry for you guys over there. I know you get very stormy summers, but this just seems ridiculous. It is going to be a fine 23c here and yet only 400km away it will be 38c.
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22-12-2010, 11:34 AM
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Yes everyone please be careful on the roads, especially those traveling to visit friends / family. Plan ahead and make sure you know whats going on. Cunninghams gap is a worry, anyone heading down south going the back way do yourself a favour and go thru Toowoomba. We have trucks runing up and down the cunningham and its still not fixed, 50 - 100 mm of rain will have it shut again.
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22-12-2010, 11:38 AM
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If it ain't broke........
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I tried cutting some grass last night with the ride on and it dissapeared. Be on the lookout for a Green John Deere with Holley stickers on the bonnet. Last seen in wet long grass..............
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22-12-2010, 11:47 AM
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At least I got the yard cut yesterday.
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22-12-2010, 11:48 AM
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The clouds have finally parted down here in Vic just in time for Christmas day. We did just have some snow in the last few days.
Gotta say this is the first time in a while I can I prefer living in Vic than Qld. Poor buggers are gonna be washed away soon.
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22-12-2010, 12:00 PM
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Ich bin ein auslander
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If the warnings are correct and rainfall to that magnitude does fall the flooding will be extensive. The 1974 Brisbane flood was a result of three weeks heavy rain and this year it could shape up fairly similar if the predictions are correct. I am just glad I live in Mount Cotton, although I might not be able to live my home as all the roads around us flood regularly.
Lets hope the predictions are incorrect but it may pay to prepare for the worst.
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22-12-2010, 12:24 PM
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I might take any break in the weather to make sure the gutters and drains around my place are nice and clear. |
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22-12-2010, 12:35 PM
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up until a week ago i was driving the ute up to qld for my holidays. really glad i changed my mind and decided to fly. hopefully my entire holiday isnt ruined by the rain. or else i'll be wishing i stayed in vic for the first time ever lol...
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22-12-2010, 12:55 PM
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Have Boost, will use it..
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Oh well... just spent all of yesterday and this morning polishing the XR8. Rain or no rain it has to be done, but maybe I should have cut the grass instead.
Great idea about the checking gutters... will do that today. |
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22-12-2010, 01:06 PM
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240 mm of rain here last night.
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22-12-2010, 01:50 PM
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22-12-2010, 02:26 PM
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Make sure to stock up on grog guys if you get flooded in.
Flood party!
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22-12-2010, 02:38 PM
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Good mate of mine works at the Emergency response team in brisbane. He sent me a txt this morning saying he just came out of a meeting with his team leader stating that over the next 15-25days they should expect similar events to 74 floods here in Brisbane.
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22-12-2010, 03:13 PM
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22-12-2010, 03:20 PM
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Wasn't the wivenhoe dam built to stop flooding in Brisbane?
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22-12-2010, 03:27 PM
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Dammit I was going to cut the grass this arvo. Got home from work and it starts raining. May not be leaving the property if the predictions are true. The creek is already flowing fairly hard a couple hours rain will have it cutting across the causeway and stranding us here.
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22-12-2010, 03:32 PM
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Here's a link to an awesome weather forecast site. This site is the most accurate i have used.
http://wxmaps.org/pix/aus.vv.html |
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22-12-2010, 03:34 PM
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I haven't been out there since all this rain....going out there xmas eve.
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22-12-2010, 05:05 PM
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Ich bin ein auslander
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Yes it was, that is why they open the gates long before 100% capacity (I think about 80%) to keep that reserve to prevent flooding. The problem is we have had pretty constant rain fall for the last few months and Wivenhoe is already at >80% capacity. On top of that there is concern that the wall may not be able to take the load of 100% capacity and wall failure would be catastrophic for the Brisbane area. So now they have the gates open which means that emergency storage capacity to prevent downstream flooding (like the 74 flood) is no longer usable. End result is at the moment it is like Wivenhoe does not exist. If we were looking at the predicted rain fall that we have now and Wivenhoe was only at 50% capacity it would be a different story for Brisbane. Lets just hope the rain stays the current drizzle and does not achieve the predicted 50-100 mm/day like is predicted.
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22-12-2010, 05:13 PM
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Just got a call from the old cheese, Newstead in Brisbane is flooded.
No pics yet but she said she just rescued her 4WD from a carpark near the river, it was halfway up the wheels and some cars were already flooded.
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22-12-2010, 08:13 PM
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Yeah im a bit worried, my mum has an ETA of late Christmas eve hopeully she stays safe
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22-12-2010, 08:34 PM
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22-12-2010, 09:13 PM
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22-12-2010, 09:24 PM
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22-12-2010, 10:05 PM
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i remember 1974 i lived on the gold coast than it is like that all over again.If that happens there is going to be some very unhappy people living in areas down there that went under water back then.
I live in stanthorpe we have had about 26 inchs so far since march so we are soaked and more on the way. Ian
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22-12-2010, 10:33 PM
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Wivenhoe should be fine, there were some concerns over cracks in Somerset given its an older dam. Don't forget purpose of Wivenhoe was for flood mitigation water was second its pretty much one of Joh's legacies to Brisbane. It can pretty much double its size. The main danger to Brisbane is the Bremer through Ipswich this is a river which has previously hit 25m high in flood and it undammed. Worrying times ahead I think but I do have faith in Wivenhoe I just don't trust the Bremer. Best wishes to those in low lying areas hopefully things will work out okay. I can't understand why they are not sending more water up to Toowoomba they're still only on 43% Last edited by SirHenry; 22-12-2010 at 10:53 PM. |
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23-12-2010, 12:18 AM
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Don;t suppose you could keep an ear out about it for me as well Simon? Cheers,
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