Flood Watch For Parts Of The New South Wales South West Catchments
3 DECEMBER 2024 13:09 EDT
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, New South Wales
This Flood Watch provides early advice of possible flooding within the specified catchments.
Flood Watch For Parts Of The New South Wales South West Catchments
Issued at 01:09 PM EDT on Tuesday 03 December 2024
Flood Watch Number: 6
MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLOOD WATCH AREA FROM TUESDAY EVENING
A trough is moving across NSW bringing showers and thunderstorms across the inland of the state during Tuesday into Wednesday. This may cause minor flooding along the Belubula River and Mandagery Creek from Tuesday evening.
Catchments across parts of the South West ranges are relatively wet from recent rainfall.
There is some degree of uncertainty over the exact location and timing of the heaviest falls. Catchment specific flood warnings will be issued if and when required.
This weather system has the potential to cause minor flooding in the Flood Watch area from Tuesday. Flood Classes (minor, moderate, major) are only defined for catchments where the Bureau provides a flood warning service.
Catchments likely to be affected include:
Belubula River
Mandagery Creek
Upper Murray and Mitta Mitta Rivers
Tumut River
Murrumbidgee River to Wagga Wagga
For the latest flood and weather warnings see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/
For the latest rainfall and weather forecasts see www.bom.gov.au/australia/meteye/
For the latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood
Flood Safety Advice:
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
This Flood Watch means that people living or working along rivers and streams must monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings and be ready to move to higher ground should flooding develop.
Flood Warnings will be issued if Minor Flood Level is expected to be exceeded at key sites along the main rivers for which the Bureau of Meteorology provides a flood warning service.
Severe Weather Warnings will be issued or updated if very heavy rain is forecast or observed.
For more information on the Flood Watch Service: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml}
Next issue:
The next Flood Watch will be issued by 02:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 04 December 2024.
