SE Qld in trouble
Submitted: Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 at 07:56
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Member - Old Girl (QLD)
We have the worst ever Aussie tragedy unfolding. You tube has a lot of footage and now sunrise on seven. Prayers to everyone effected. Its scary.
Reply By: Member - Amy G (QLD) - Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 at 14:00
Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 at 14:00
Fingers crossed that people can stay safe and dry. We've just been sent
home from work in
Brisbane and we're not expected there for a few days at least. The latest BOM update says that the city
Brisbane River guage is expected to show at least 3.5 metres of water (3.5 is major flood level) by Thursday.
The
Toowoomba flood is just a tragedy. Our sincere condolences to all those who live out that way.
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Reply By: Member - Patrick (QLD) - Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 at 14:13
Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 at 14:13
Looks like its going to be
Brisbane turn in the horrible weather event.
Both
Ipswich and
Brisbane City Councils have started to evacuate people from low lying areas as the Bremer/
Brisbane rivers are quickly rising. They are talking about water levels higher than the 74' floods which if that happens will put many hundred of
home and business's under water. The Strathpine area is also being evaculated as the surrounding area starts to go under water.
It is a very worry time here at the moment. The rain keeps falling at ever increasing rates and it all runs off as the soil is saturated now!
My heart goes out to the people of
Toowoomba and near by towns as the death toll is expected to rise sharply from the 8 currently confirmed. I'm hearing that 80 people are now listed as missing so this does not look good for their safety.
Buildings can rebuilt but lives cannot be replaced, so lets hope that no more people loose theirs during this time.
Patrick
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Reply By: gbc - Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 at 15:55
Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 at 15:55
Inflows into
wivenhoe dam have exceeded 1 million megalitres a day -
well in excess of '74.
Flood mitigation capacity of wivenhoe is 1.45 million megalitres - they have to empty it (the level above the
water supply level) every day and a half.
All 5 floodgates are now open and since the rain isn't stopping it'll barely hold equilibrium at max discharge.
We will be in real trouble in 24-48 hrs if the rain doesn't stop - it doesn't look like it will.
To the families of the dead - my condolences.
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (NT) - Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 at 18:26
Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 at 18:26
gbc
I have been saying for many years that
Brisbane will get another flood, I had to squirm a little this morning when I heard the
Brisbane Lord Mayer sprooking on TV that the
Wivenhoe Dam mitigation will save
Brisbane from a 1974 flood peak, yes if it were almost empty as it was a couple of years ago , and what they're getting is not coming from a Cyclone depression either.
Tjhe other danger area could be around the
Gold Coast where the housing estates are almost a sea level with a Canal at the rear , what's going to happen when a deep depression drops big heaps of rain in the Hinterland along with a King Tide, no I certainly wouldn't like to be living there.
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Follow Up By: Nutta - Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 at 20:07
Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 at 20:07
The
gold coast is due for a massive flood, if not this time it will come.
Mudgeeraba, carrara, coomera and as you say alot of the canal front homes will be going under.
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 at 07:49
Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 at 07:49
Well it was partly due to the Wivenhoe holding back the water that has resulted in the level not getting as high.
The
dam is at 190% this morning and can hold just under 220% of its normal capacity.
Presumably they mean 120% on top of 100%
Luckily it didnt get as high as antcipated but the Restaurant where my son works will be under as the water was just below the floor at lunchtime yesterday..
They said late last night that they had 10inches in an hour above Murphys creek and thats what caused the mayhem at
Toowoomba.
Very sad Ive seen some big floods but nothing like this.
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Reply By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 at 21:35
Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 at 21:35
Sharon,
That rain didn't just fall over your way, we have been battling here in
Chinchilla.
No sandbags left so the wheat board is sewing bags for us as we speak :)
Our flood 10 days ago peaked at 7.25m and was just under the 1942 record, they are now predicting us to go close to 8.0m. The number of houses now evacuating is growing by the minute
I heard a rumour today that an 8 yr old drowned in
Dalby flood waters :( and they are expecting to be flooded again tonight to a similar level as last night 3.8m
Goondiwindi is going to get flooded, their levee bank is at 10.0m and the peak is said to be 11.0m
Mungindi is starting to evacuate already with the Hospital being evacuated tomorrow morning.
Cheers Kev
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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 at 22:41
Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 at 22:41
Stay safe Kev....I'm on the
Gold Coast at the moment trying to avoid any of these locations. No floodboat, no go :)
Rocky is starting its cleanup soon, though with all the SES guys jumping around the State to help each other, and likewise with the emergency
services, we all need to play safe and not risk more lives for the sake of 5 minutes.
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Follow Up By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 13:39
Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 13:39
We reached 7.5m this morning and it is dropping slowly but I have a feeling that it is going to rise slightly more before it goes away :(
The SES Shed was about 150mm from getting a wet floor. I got called in again at 3am to start shifting essential gear and door knocking houses with a waterfront view that they didn't have at 10pm last night. Quite a few car got wet as they didn't believe us yesterday when we doorknocked and said the water would get as high as it did.
Cheers Kev
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Reply By: Member - Russnic [NZ] - Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 15:23
Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 15:23
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
What a totally different flood than all those a little further west & inland.
Turned on Sky News the other morning and saw what had happened in
Toowoomba, then saw other events unfold as the media come to grips with the disaster unfolding.
I am just hopeful that the missing list will come down as communications improve.
Personally checked on the web on my Garage site in
Brisbane and it appears the lovely lady and my Troopy stored there will be safe and sound just as I would have thought.
Did my bit on Civil Defence here and have had a lifetime of experience with floods, if I was a few years younger and decades fitter I would be only to happy to go and help.
Top marks to Sir Kev and his SES mates, I bet it is past being a grind by now,
The adrenaline wears off after a while.
All the best in the events that are still going to happen
Take Care
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