Wet season has started in FNQ

Submitted: Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 17:18

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GoneTroppo Member (FNQ)

In the 24 hours to 4pm today we've had 195mm here just outside of Mission Beach.
That's on top of the 50 yesterday.
All our tracks have turned to brown creeks.
The cattle have spent all day standing in the paddock not eating and our dogs stink.
What few tourists there were, are making a run for it

Yep...........the wet is here.

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Reply By: GaryInOz (Vic) - Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 17:39

Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 17:39

Been a bit damp and grey in TSV too.

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Follow Up By: David from David and Justine Olsen's 4WD Tag-Along - Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 18:45

Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 18:45

Townsville has had 75 mm in the last 24 hours

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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 19:18

Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 19:18

Yeh, what a great day to drive around and view the flooded rivers in TSV :-)

Decided to drive up to Lucinda.....no rain for a couple of hours :-) Must be the only place in NQ that didn't see rain.

Paluma and Jourama looks nice at the moment :-)

Andrew

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Follow Up By: David from David and Justine Olsen's 4WD Tag-Along - Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 19:25

Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 19:25

I have to go to Cairns tomorrow. I hope the road is clear of water.

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Follow Up By: GoneTroppo Member (FNQ) - Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 19:32

Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 19:32

David
Tully River may be a bit iffy if it keeps up.
It was getting close to the road earlier today.

Chris

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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 19:53

Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 19:53

The BOM river heights shows it is 0.56m below the bridge at Euramo and rising ! Might be worthwhile checking in the morning :-)

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Andrew

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Follow Up By: GoneTroppo Member (FNQ) - Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 19:58

Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 19:58

Pity the new bridge isn't ready yet!!

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Follow Up By: Stu050 - Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 22:52

Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 22:52

David,
The road is closed just north of Ingam. Open to trucks only

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Follow Up By: David from David and Justine Olsen's 4WD Tag-Along - Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 22:54

Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 22:54

thanks I already cancelled my trip...looks too dodgy

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Reply By: Mad Dog - Vic - Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 17:52

Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 17:52

Yikes, 195 + 50 would be more than some yearly totals for folk in drier regions, nearly equal to my 2006 total. Enjoy the wet

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Reply By: Footloose - Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 18:01

Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 18:01

Let us know when those logs with open snappers are floating down the main streets again...shouldn't be long at your rate of *liquid sunshine*.

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Follow Up By: Stu050 - Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 22:53

Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 22:53

haven't seen any "snapping handbags" yet.

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Reply By: Sam from Weipa Auto Electrics - Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 18:14

Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 18:14

bucketing down in weipa to mate

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Reply By: GoneTroppo Member (FNQ) - Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 19:18

Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 19:18

Just had another 40mm in the last hour.

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Reply By: GoneTroppo Member (FNQ) - Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 19:51

Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 19:51

Been doing some calculations. (never a good idea)

Our shed is 25 by 30 metres.
At 245mm that's 183.75 cubic meters of rain.
1 cubic metere = 1000 litres
so that makes it 183.000 litres.

Is that right or is the weather affecting me?

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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 19:58

Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 at 19:58

183,750 litres sounds right :-)

Just don't tell the sourtherners that most of that flowed straight off to the rivers :-(

Andrew

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Follow Up By: Member - Toytruck (SA) - Thursday, Feb 01, 2007 at 11:01

Thursday, Feb 01, 2007 at 11:01

Quick,
someone run a pipe from FNQ to Adelaide......

Toytruck

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Reply By: David from David and Justine Olsen's 4WD Tag-Along - Thursday, Feb 01, 2007 at 10:13

Thursday, Feb 01, 2007 at 10:13

Here in Townsville I just checked, and we have had 108mm since midnight!!!!

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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Thursday, Feb 01, 2007 at 11:08

Thursday, Feb 01, 2007 at 11:08

Not a good day to find "Zero Wastage" then....

Andrew

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Follow Up By: David from David and Justine Olsen's 4WD Tag-Along - Thursday, Feb 01, 2007 at 11:14

Thursday, Feb 01, 2007 at 11:14

Muggle activity will be low :-)

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Follow Up By: Member - Poppy (QLD) - Thursday, Feb 01, 2007 at 12:26

Thursday, Feb 01, 2007 at 12:26

We had 155mm from 9pm last night to 6am this morning and another 30mm by 10am and still raining out here at Bushland Beach (nth of Townsville)

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Follow Up By: GaryInOz (Vic) - Thursday, Feb 01, 2007 at 20:05

Thursday, Feb 01, 2007 at 20:05

380mm in the last 36 hrs....TSV (Kirwan)

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Follow Up By: David from David and Justine Olsen's 4WD Tag-Along - Thursday, Feb 01, 2007 at 20:33

Thursday, Feb 01, 2007 at 20:33

Andrew

Are you burdair?

GaryinOZ, I am in Kirwan too, but I was reading the weather station at Rasmussen.

There was a Patrol parked at the Bohle today with HF autotune on the rear and Wiluna and Canning stickers on the rear....anyone from here?

David

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