Warnings

Initial Flood Watch For Central West, South West Catchments And For The Colo And Macdonald Rivers Thu 28 Nov 2024

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, New South Wales
This Flood Watch provides early advice of possible flooding within the specified catchments.
  
Initial Flood Watch For Central West, South West Catchments And For The Colo And Macdonald Rivers 
Issued at 03:02 PM EDT on Thursday 28 November 2024
Flood Watch Number: 1
MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLOOD WATCH AREA FROM SATURDAY

A trough extends through western NSW from the tropics. The trough is forecast to move over the central and eastern districts during Thursday and Friday bringing unsettled conditions. Over the weekend the trough is expected to move over the north east.
Catchments across parts of the Southwest ranges are relatively wet.
Heavy shower and thunderstorm activity is expected within the vicinity of the trough from Friday afternoon through to Sunday, with locally heavy rainfall likely.
 There is some degree of uncertainty over the exact location and timing of the heaviest falls. Catchment specific flood warnings will be issued if and when required.
This weather system has the potential to cause minor to moderate flooding in the Flood Watch area from Saturday. Flood Classes (minor, moderate, major) are only defined for catchments where the Bureau provides a flood warning service.

Catchments likely to be affected include:
Colo River
Macdonald River
Castlereagh River
Macquarie River to Bathurst
Macquarie River d/s Burrendong Dam
Bogan River
Lachlan River to Cotton's Weir
Belubula River
Mandagery Creek
Tumut River
Upper Murrumbidgee River to Burrinjuck Dam and Cooma Ck
Queanbeyan and Molonglo Rivers

For the latest flood and weather warnings see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/
 For the latest rainfall and weather forecasts see www.bom.gov.au/australia/meteye/
 For the latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood

Flood Safety Advice:
FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.nsw.gov.au
 For emergency assistance call the SES on telephone number 132 500
 For life threatening emergencies, call 000 immediately
 This Flood Watch means that people living or working along rivers and streams must monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings and be ready to move to higher ground should flooding develop.
 Flood Warnings will be issued if Minor Flood Level is expected to be exceeded at key sites along the main rivers for which the Bureau of Meteorology provides a flood warning service.
 Severe Weather Warnings will be issued or updated if very heavy rain is forecast or observed.
 For more information on the Flood Watch Service: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml}

Next issue:
The next Flood Watch will be issued by 02:00 pm EDT on Friday 29 November 2024.