Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales
MAJOR FLOOD WARNING FOR CLARENCE RIVER
Issued at 2:10 pm EDT on Wednesday 12 January 2011
Flood Warning Number: 14
Rain has eased since 9pm Tuesday night [11/01/11].
The Clarence River at
Grafton was 7.63 metres and rising slowly at 2pm this afternoon [12/01/11] with major flooding.
The Clarence River at
Lilydale peaked at 8 am this morning.
Grafton is expected to peak tonight, with Major Flooding.
Predicted River Heights/Flows:
Grafton
- Peak near 7.7 metres around 9pm Wednesday [12/01/11] with major flooding.
Ulmarra
- Peak near 6.0 metres around midnight Wednesday [12/01/11] with major flooding.
Maclean
- Peak near 3.2 metres Thursday morning [13/01/11] with major flooding.
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.
Weather Forecast:
For the latest weather forecast see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/
Next Issue:
The next warning will be issued by 5pm Wednesday [12/01/11]
Latest River Heights:
Location Height of River Date/Time of Observation
Nymboida R at
Nymboida 5.27m falling 01:30 PM WED 12/01/11
Mann R at
Mitchell 3.4m falling 06:30 PM TUE 11/01/11
Boyd R at Broadmeadows 5.05m falling 06:15 PM TUE 11/01/11
Clarence R at
Tabulam 10.4m falling 02:00 PM WED 12/01/11
Clarence R at Baryulgil 12.1m falling 01:30 PM WED 12/01/11
Mann R at Jackadgery 7.55m falling 02:00 PM WED 12/01/11
Clarence R at
Lilydale 19.16m falling 11:15 AM WED 12/01/11
Orara R at Glenreagh 5.71m falling 01:30 PM WED 12/01/11
Clarence R at
Grafton (Prince St) 7.63m rising 01:45 PM WED 12/01/11
Clarence R at
Ulmarra 5.93m rising 01:00 PM WED 12/01/11
Clarence R at Maclean 2.73m rising 01:45 PM WED 12/01/11
the flood is at 7.7 metres at the moment,look out at 9pm when high tide comes it will come over it at 8 metres