Flinders & outback weather report form a 'local'

Submitted: Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 15:10
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Hey Willie,

Would you be able to give us a report about what you are seeing, and what you are hearing, about the extent of this current weather pattern?

The BoM site is illuminating, but would love to hear from a person, not a recording station.

Are you still at Warraweena?
If so, what ran? What is as entertaining as seeing Andrew McD/BigKidz when there a few seasons ago?
Any germinations since the start a few days ago?

Cheers
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Reply By: Footloose - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 18:59

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 18:59
Not sure if he's still out in the scrub, but there's a rumour that he'd been seen building a large boat :))
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Follow Up By: Member - Michael J (SA) - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:32

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:32
..and was last seen gathering,,,,,,,two goats, two dogs, two sheep, etc etc etc;))))
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Follow Up By: Footloose - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:35

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:35
I thought all the g word were in Vic ? :)))))))
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Reply By: Willem - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 20:44

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 20:44
G'day Rick.

Majority of weather was more to the east heading to Hawker. Big mobs of water in the Flinders. Parachila Creek running 1km wide. Brachina Creek crossing washed out on Leigh Creek Road. Hawker under water for a while. Roads may not be open for a number of days. Not moving from homestead till tomorrow arvo when I have to guide University Scientists up Shady Camp Creek(Their HiLux is shod with road tyres).

We had 42mm here at Warraweena Hstead. Hawker 125mm. Peterborough had 100mm. Sliding Rock Creek ran niclely for a while.

It pretty wet out here. Everybody seems happy.

Sun is coming out again

Footy

You are a Funny Fella....lol

Cheers
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Reply By: Dion - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 23:12

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 23:12
Also if heading North from Port Augusta, Quorn is as far as you can get. The road North to Hawker is closed, (with Road Closed signs at the northern exit from Quorn near the Barytes Plant), however half of Quorn were out at the Wilochra Bridge having a look. The water under the Wilochra Bridge was almost lapping at the bottom of the bridge. I've lived in Quorn a long time and I have never seen the Wilochra run this much water.
Just North of Wilochra there are numerous creeks running bankers, the nororious Boolcunda Creek is very full and very wide. Out o0n the Wilochra Plains at Boolcunda 7" of rain fell this afternoon.
The Wirreanda Creek about halfway between Quorn and Hawker has water running 2' over the road bridge.
There are quite a few vehicles stranded between creeks on the Quorn Hawker road that will be spending a cold hungry night out there.

Cheers,

Dion.
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