Australia’s “Day of Reckoning?”
Floods Spread Threatening Other Regions of Australia
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UPDATE @ 14:30UTC, SUNDAY JANUARY 2, 2011
Australian Bureau of Meteorology Queensland Regional Office has issued the following TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
DAMAGING WIND, FLASH FLOODING, LARGE HAILSTONES
For people in parts of the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West and Maranoa and Warrego Forecast Districts.
Issued at 12:11 am Monday, 3 January 2011.
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds, very heavy rainfall, flash flooding and large hailstones in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Charleville, Tambo, Springsure, Augathella and Mantuan Downs.
Emergency Management Queensland advises that people should:
* Move your car under cover or away from trees.
* Secure loose outdoor items.
* Avoid driving, walking or riding through flood waters.
* Seek shelter, preferably indoors and never under trees.
* Avoid using the telephone during a thunderstorm.
* Beware of fallen trees and powerlines.
* For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500.
The next warning is due to be issued by 3:15 am.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau’s website at http://www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 219. The Bureau and Emergency Management Queensland would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING Map. Source: BOM. Click image to enlarge.
MTSAT-1R image of Australia Region
Image Source: Japan Meteorological Agency satellite MTSAT-1R via Bureau of Meteorology. Captured: Sunday 2 January 2011 06:30 UTC. Click images to enlarge.
Fires in Sizzling West Australia
Western Australia was plagued by high temperatures that climbed to more than 40ºC (104º F) over the Christmas holiday and beyond. Hot, dry conditions appear to have caused large wildfires west of Pemberton. This natural-color image was captured by MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite on December 29, 2010. Source: NASA-EO. Click image to enlarge. Download larger image (551 KB, JPEG)
Flooded Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia
An aerial view of partially submerged houses in flooded Rockhampton in Australia’s state of Queensland January 2, 2011. Large parts of Australia’s coastal northeast were flooded on Sunday in a spreading environmental disaster as thousands of residents fled their homes to avoid the runoff from a Christmas deluge. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz. Click here for Reuters Image Gallery.
- Video: Australian Floods Spread
Warnings for Queensland:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Queensland 1,
- Flood Warning – Burdekin River,
- Flood Warning – Fitzroy River,
- Flood Warning – Burnett River,
- Flood Warning – Condamine-Balonne Rivers,
- Flood Warning – Macintyre/Weir,
- Flood Warning – Moonie River,
- Flood Warning – Warrego River,
- Flood Warning – Thomson/Barcoo/Cooper Ck,
- Flood Warning – Gulf Rivers,
- PagesQueensland flood warning summary.
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Current Warnings for New South Wales
- Flood Warning – Peel and Namoi Rivers,
- Flood Warning – MacQuarie River,
- Flood Warning – Bogan River,
- Flood Warning – Lachlan River,
- Flood Warning – Murrumbidgee River,
- Flood Warning – Murray River,
- Flood Warning – Culgoa, Bokhara, Narran,
- Flood Warning – Warrego River,
- Flood Warning – Paroo River,
- Flood Warning – Barwon-Darling US Bourke,
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1,
- Ocean Wind Warning 2 – South Eastern area.
Tropical Cyclone: Tropical Cyclone Warnings and Information
Current Warnings for Victoria
- Victoria Flood Warning Summary,
- Flood Warning – Murray River,
- Ocean Wind Warning 2 – South Eastern area.
Current Warnings for South Australia
Current Warnings for Tasmania
Current Warnings for Western Australia
- Coastal Wind Warning 1,
- Coastal Wind Warning 2,
- High Seas Warning for Tropical Low 1,
- Tropical Cyclone Information Bulletin for Tropical Low 1,
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1,
- Fire Weather Warning Southwest Land Division 1,
- Western Australia Flood Summary,
- Flood Watch – Gascoyne District,
- Forecast Track Map (WA) for Tropical Low 1.
Tropical Cyclone: Tropical Cyclone Warnings and Information
Current Warnings for Western Australia
- Warnings current:
- Coastal Wind Warning 1,
- Coastal Wind Warning 2,
- High Seas Warning for Tropical Low 1,
- Tropical Cyclone Information Bulletin for Tropical Low 1,
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1,
- Fire Weather Warning Southwest Land Division 1,
- Western Australia Flood Summary,
- Flood Watch – Gascoyne District,
- Forecast Track Map (WA) for Tropical Low 1.
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Current Warnings for Northern Territory:
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Related Links:
- Queensland Flooding: Disaster of “Biblical Proportions”
- Australia Flood Update
- Thousands of Australians Evacuate Flood-hit Queensland
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