We had 107mm rain from 09:00 to 14:00 at Cambroon today
I have been recording the weather for just on four years and that is the highest amount recorded ,and the day is not over yet
Cheers
Kilcoy creek has well and truly broken it banks.
Still having torrential rain.
Reckon that the low lying properties in town are in danger. I know that the house below me, their yards and arena are underwater.
Even during the time I'm writing this, I can see a rise in the water in the paddocks on the other side of Kilcoy creek.
We still have the flood waters from the Conondales to reach us yet.
It's gone from a bit of a diversion to something quite serious.
Look after yourselves guys, might get quite serious. Another 100mm or so has fallen in the catchments since 9am this morning. Wonder how much more flood capacity Somerset and Wivenhoe dams have?
G'day, I have got 230mm in the gauge, that has been collecting for the last 12-14 days. This is unreal, I belief all dams are at capacity, Wivenhoe is releasing a 100 Megalitres a day and probably going up to 130 Megalitres a day. And the news is that we are not done with the wet weather for some time yet. It will be a while before I am going on a Kayak fishing trip .
I hope no one is affected severely by this weather pattern, and every one is safe from major damage.
Remarkable series of images you have in this thread now Ron. It doesn't sound too good for Gympie and Maryborough if you're getting those sorts of falls in the Mary catchment
I was wondering about Kilcoy - glad to hear you're ok, if worried, JJJ
Good thing they put the emergency flood overflow works into Wivenhoe. In '74 it rained steadily through January until the cyclonic lows came in and did the real damage Australia day weekend....
Let's hope we get none of that this year.
I believe the terrible 1893 floods were primarily in the Bremer basin, so Wivenhoe wouldn't necessarily protect Brissy if the right (wrong) conditions came along again.
I live on an island now.
The water is rising in the low lying areas of town.
The unfloodable bridge is flooded.
Cattle are running out of room.
The Memorial Hall in town is hosting those who couldn't get room in the motels in town.
They're sandbagging the BP.
And the torrential rain hasn't eased one iota all afternoon. Over 4 inches since 9am according to BOM, but talking to locals just up the road from me, they've had 180mm today.
It's going to get a lot worse before it gets better.
Crikey, I have driven over those spots a few times (when dry)
I imagined just how bad it may be when we have conditions such as now.
Half a metre over the floodway is a lot of water. To make it a full metre is incredible. It is not just double the water quantity it is much more than that.
its spread may be 10 times to raise that extra 500mm.
We are heading for a drought. Not next year or the year after. It will come. Makes you think. The water is here now. We have a challenge.
Astroron, please do not drown before I meet you.
jjjpeg, hang in there. You have at least 3 more weeks and it will finally subside.
When the astronomical withdrawal symtoms kick in just go to the Hubble website photo gallery.
This weather system will not be forever.
Its raining its pouring
Of Course__
Its Global Warming
Wow stay safe guys the radar is showing a nasty looking day ahead.
This weather is very sureal , my aunt woke up boxing day out in the lockyer valley to the sound of a ski boat ( she aint near a river).
Her neibour down the road had launched it at there house and were shooting snakes ( 36 )from the boat as every one of them was heading straight for the small bit of dry ground surrounding there home .
Hi jjjpeg, Hi Astroron,
