Initial Flood Watch For North, North West, North East, South East, And Derwent Catchments
29 NOVEMBER 2024 12:26 EDT
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Tasmania
This Flood Watch provides early advice of possible flooding within the specified catchments.
Initial Flood Watch For North, North West, North East, South East, And Derwent Catchments
Issued at 12:26 PM EDT on Friday 29 November 2024
By the Bureau of Meteorology, Hobart.
Flood Watch Number: 1
MINOR FLOODING LIKELY FROM SATURDAY EVENING, WITH ISOLATED MODERATE FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLOOD WATCH AREA
A low is expected to form and deepen over southeastern parts of the mainland during Saturday, then quickly move over Tasmania during Sunday morning.
Catchments across Tasmania are relatively wet following recent rainfall, and catchments may react quickly to further rainfall.
Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected across the Flood Watch area from Saturday evening through to Sunday morning, with higher rainfall totals possible particularly about elevated locations.
Minor flooding is likely throughout the Flood Watch area from Saturday evening, with isolated moderate flooding possible from Sunday morning.
Catchments likely to be affected include:
North Esk River
South Esk River
Meander River
Macquarie River
East Coastal Rivers (north of Bicheno)
Ringarooma River
North Coastal Rivers
Tamar (Launceston)
Mersey River
Forth River
Northwest and Central Coastal Rivers
Arthur River
Nelson Bay Coastal Rivers
Pieman River
Derwent River
Jordan River
Coal River
East Coastal Rivers (south of Bicheno)
South East
Note: This Flood Watch is a "heads up" for possible future flooding and is NOT a Flood Warning. The Bureau of Meteorology does not provide a flood warning service for all of the catchments covered by this flood watch. For more information on the Flood Watch Service: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml
For the latest warnings see www.bom.gov.au/tas/warnings
For the latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/tas/flood
For the latest weather forecast see www.bom.gov.au/tas/forecasts
Flood Safety Advice:
For emergency assistance call the SES on telephone number 132 500.
For life threatening situations, call 000 immediately.
SES flood warnings can be found at TasALERT.com
Flood and storm safety advice is available at www.ses.tas.gov.au
Road closure information is available at www.police.tas.gov.au}
Next issue:
The next Flood Watch will be issued by 01:00 pm EDT on Saturday 30 November 2024.
