oldgit Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I heard there were some more floods in Oz it did not say where though any body know where? cheers Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SDJ&A Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 i looked on sky news and it said there were bad in NSW, not sure exactly where but the pics and vids looked bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgit Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 Thanks for the reply SDJ&A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gollywobbler Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Hi Simon Some friends of mine landed in Brisbane yesterday morning. They are headed for Federal, in the Northen Rivers area of NSW, pretty close to the border with QLD. (Tweed Heads, Byron Bay, Bangalow - roughly that triangle.) The Northern Rivers area itself looked OK on the weather radar charts yesterday morning, as did the area round Brisbane. However, there has been torrential rain between the two areas. My friends' son lives in Federal and he had warned them that they might have to stay in Brisbane for a few days because apparently some of the roads on the route between the two areas are (or were) impassable. I don't know how that has developed in the last 48 hours or so, however. Cheers Gill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgit Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 Hi Simon Some friends of mine landed in Brisbane yesterday morning. They are headed for Federal, in the Northen Rivers area of NSW, pretty close to the border with QLD. (Tweed Heads, Byron Bay, Bangalow - roughly that triangle.) The Northern Rivers area itself looked OK on the weather radar charts yesterday morning, as did the area round Brisbane. However, there has been torrential rain between the two areas. My friends' son lives in Federal and he had warned them that they might have to stay in Brisbane for a few days because apparently some of the roads on the route between the two areas are (or were) impassable. I don't know how that has developed in the last 48 hours or so, however. Cheers Gill Thanks for that Gill we are hoping to go to Port Macquarie NSW later this year. Is there anywhere that is particularly prone to flooding or are these just freak floods that are happening. I remember last year Newcastle area was hit badly with floods. Cheers Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo&Rich Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 The floods affected the northern part of NSW, and the Gold Coast. Tweed Heads and Lismore in NSW have been badly affected, and areas in the Gold Coast including Tallebudgera. The worst hit were small towns in northern NSW, some of which were cut off with roads being inpassable. The heavy rainfall made many rivers rise as much as 13m above normal levels and overflow. We travelled back from Sydney to the Gold Coast on Saturday, but had to stay in Casino NSW overnight, as roads were closed due to flood waters. We drove along the Bruxner Highway in NSW, and there were mudslides and hazardous road surfaces, and in the end had to turn back the following day. We passed several places where the rivers had overflowed, trees were submerged, peeping out over the top. Houses have been almost completely submerged in some smaller rural areas. The govt has declared some areas a natural disaster zone, so they can obtain loans at a lower interest rate to repair damage. I personally will now think twice about anywhere near a river! Jo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgit Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 The floods affected the northern part of NSW, and the Gold Coast. Tweed Heads and Lismore in NSW have been badly affected, and areas in the Gold Coast including Tallebudgera. The worst hit were small towns in northern NSW, some of which were cut off with roads being inpassable. The heavy rainfall made many rivers rise as much as 13m above normal levels and overflow. We travelled back from Sydney to the Gold Coast on Saturday, but had to stay in Casino NSW overnight, as roads were closed due to flood waters. We drove along the Bruxner Highway in NSW, and there were mudslides and hazardous road surfaces, and in the end had to turn back the following day. We passed several places where the rivers had overflowed, trees were submerged, peeping out over the top. Houses have been almost completely submerged in some smaller rural areas. The govt has declared some areas a natural disaster zone, so they can obtain loans at a lower interest rate to repair damage. I personally will now think twice about anywhere near a river!Jo Thanks for that info Jo it's just something else to worry about Cheers Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fatpom Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Is there anywhere that is particularly prone to flooding or are these just freak floods that are happening.CheersSimon This is the land of drought and floods... just the way it is. Avoid floods by living on higher ground where possible... but then again hill tops are more bush fire susceptible I suspect? :biglaugh: Weather patterns are governed by "El Nino/La Nina" which is ocean current temperature changes starting in South America and affects the pacific region. 'El Nino' appears to have finished and 'La Nina' seemes to be increasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgit Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 This is the land of drought and floods... just the way it is. Avoid floods by living on higher ground where possible... but then again hill tops are more bush fire susceptible I suspect? :biglaugh: Weather patterns are governed by "El Nino/La Nina" which is ocean current temperature changes starting in South America and affects the pacific region. 'El Nino' appears to have finished and 'La Nina' seemes to be increasing. Thanks for that, Fat Pom, So I would probably be better off buying a fire extinguisher as well as a life jacket! Cheers, Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gollywobbler Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Not to mention a shovel for clearing the mudslides, my friend...:twitcy: Gill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 The floods !!!! we were trapped on what may well as been Flagstone estate Island,,every road out was flooded becauise the logan albert river couldnt handle the water,bridges as high as houses were overflowed,it was crazy ,,take a look at the weather photos on australia (click queensland,check out pic 8),,thankfully our property was ok but so many nearby werent so lucky especially the poor farmers who lost alot of stock,,surprisng how quick it all goes down and gets back to normal though. Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leanneandmark Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Was wondering if you were ok over there Cal, lucky escape it sounds!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 we were ok ,,just ,,thanks leanne ,,i have managed to put a photo in the gallery of the MAIN HIGHWAY into jimboomba as it was sat and sun this weekend!!!thank god i didnt need fuel!!lol Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gollywobbler Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Hi Cal Just to let you know that our mutual chums, Sids Dad (Alan) and his wife, are the couple whom I described to Oldgit. I was half expecting a post from you to say that they had arrived in your doorstep in need of your rental property! As yet, I don't know whether they have managed to get through to Federal. Cheers Gill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 ah bless Gill i hope they are ok ,,the flat is booked at the mo but i have big family room id have squeezed em in!!! hopefully the water near NSW will die down abit today but as it has just deciede to start hammering it down again who knows what will happen!!!lol hope they are ok Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alliekate Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Our cesspitt has overflowed cos of all the storms, but I guess that doesn't help (it's knackered anyway - nice) . And does the swimming pool flooding count ? lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgit Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 The floods !!!! we were trapped on what may well as been Flagstone estate Island,,every road out was flooded becauise the logan albert river couldnt handle the water,bridges as high as houses were overflowed,it was crazy ,,take a look at the weather photos on australia (click queensland,check out pic 8),,thankfully our property was ok but so many nearby werent so lucky especially the poor farmers who lost alot of stock,,surprisng how quick it all goes down and gets back to normal though.Cal x I'm pleased to here you were ok Cal it's just something else to worry about though but having said that floods are happening all over the world including the good old UK. So anyway all we really need to worry about are the Snakes,Spiders,Bull ants,Sharks, Jelly Fish, Sting Rays, Crocks, Bush Fires, Floods & Land Slides. It sounds great I can't to get there ?????????????????? All the best Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Thanks ,,luckily our property is pretty high above sea level ,it was our lovely little streams that couldnt cope!!! We have had quite a few tsunami documentarys and films on here lately and i must say im damn glad i bought inland!!! the kids love the rain and floods here thou ,probably cause the water and weather stay warm ,its not unusaul to see kids body boarding down the gutter in bad storms and floods!!lol Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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