Victoria now starts flooding - Page 2

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #21 13-01-2011, 10:19 PM

Thanks all.
Yeah, getting pretty wild here at the moment!

The whole town of Halls Gap out at the Grampians has been evacuated, towns all around here are flooded, A family at Smythes Creek had to rescued from floodwater, all roads to and from anywhere around this part of the state are cut, including the Western Highway.

And the bad stuff is only just starting

EDIT: the Manhole cover in my hallway just got sucked up into the ceiling

Mariposa (Amalia) · #22 13-01-2011, 10:29 PM

Halls Gap?....seriously?, I was there just last week, I live in Mildura, and the weather has been wild here during the whole week and tonight we are expecting thunderstorms and more rain, it actually never stops raining, some low areas are already inundated.

Chillie (Henry) · #23 14-01-2011, 12:11 AM

Thankfully, I live a few km's from the Wimmera River.

My cousin told me that part of her street is flooded. It was up to the door step when we had heavy rain a few weeks ago.
As of 11:45pm, Horsham has had 40.2mm of rain with more to come.

GrampianStars (Rob) · #24 14-01-2011, 01:34 AM

Good to hear Chill !
A bit different here

Wet! Wet! Wet!
just hit 120mm solid now for the last 15 hours.
Funny thing was I cleaned the gutta's and downpipes last Saturday.
Must have had a premonition

with the brief hail storm.

Bugga!

my shed is flooded ! from runoff seeping under a roller door,
dams,tanks,paddocks all overflowing.
Yeah! at least the Obs is dry

surrounded by water but!
I knew building a raised deck was a good idea back in the drought days of 2001!

Poor Bugga's down the road (Halls Gap)

are flooded and have been evacuated.

GrampianStars (Rob) · #25 14-01-2011, 01:52 AM

Found this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LLGJdg0sZk

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #26 14-01-2011, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrampianStars

Found this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LLGJdg0sZk

Thanks Rob, and that was filmed BEFORE last nights downpour!

Ric · #27 14-01-2011, 01:00 PM

Hi Ken

Hope you guys are all safe down there.

I expect you are getting a few call outs with the CFA at the moment to assist.

Cheers

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #28 14-01-2011, 01:05 PM

It was a scary night here with the massive winds and heavy rain all night!
We are completely cut off in every direction.

Here is what I see from my house right now

Nice wet view

erick (Eric) · #29 14-01-2011, 01:17 PM

Where is, gulp, the view towards the clubsite?

M110 (Andrew) · #30 14-01-2011, 01:39 PM

Thanks for more pics.
When all the rain is all over we will have another ten yrs of drought, you watch

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #31 14-01-2011, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erick

Where is, gulp, the view towards the clubsite?

Here it is Eric.

(1st Pic shows clubroom high and dry, but road cut)
and some from around town.
3 houses that we know of are under water but the roads are closed only a few hundred metres from my house in any direction so I can't see what is happening in the worse parts.

erick (Eric) · #32 14-01-2011, 02:14 PM

Thanks, that is an amazing sight, Ken. I bet "Crystal Lake" is overflowing!

Bob · #33 14-01-2011, 03:20 PM

Gee Ken
If you didn`t want visitors this weekend, there was no need to go to all this trouble , you could have just told us.

Seriously, I hope all is well, and the family all safe.

Cheers Bob

Greenswale (Wren) · #34 14-01-2011, 05:06 PM

One has to admire one who establishes one's astronomy association clubroom on higher ground than one's house. True dedication!!!!!!!!!!

Dave47tuc (David) · #35 14-01-2011, 06:34 PM

Take care over there ken

Floods everywhere unreal stay safe all.

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #36 14-01-2011, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erick

Thanks, that is an amazing sight, Ken. I bet "Crystal Lake" is overflowing!

I reckon the whole camp will be under water. I tried to get up there to have a look but the road is closed.
I'll try again later.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob

Gee Ken
If you didn`t want visitors this weekend, there was no need to go to all this trouble , you could have just told us.

Seriously, I hope all is well, and the family all safe.

Cheers Bob

Yeah, we're all safe and dry thanks Bob.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greenswale

One has to admire one who establishes one's astronomy association clubroom on higher ground than one's house. True dedication!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah Wren, priorities

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #37 15-01-2011, 02:12 AM

I made a video of the flood here in our town of Snake Valley.

Our part of the flood was nowhere near as big as most places. Only a few houses got damaged, but at least you can see what it was like around here.

The Clubroom can be seen safe up on the hill (0:52 seconds)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZcsygPIB0o