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  • Flood Watch For The Cape York Peninsula Fri 29 Mar 2024

    Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland
    This Flood Watch provides early advice of possible flooding within the specified catchments.
      
    Flood Watch For The Cape York Peninsula 
    Issued at 12:08 PM EST on Friday 29 March 2024
    Flood Watch Number: 18
    ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS CONTINUING ACROSS CAPE YORK PENINSULA
    
    A weak trough over the southern Cape York Peninsula and the North Tropical Coast will remain slow moving and commence to shift further northwards during the weekend.
    Catchments within the Flood Watch area are relatively wet. Many rivers and creeks are elevated following recent rainfall, and are expected to respond quickly to further rainfall.
    Localised rainfall is forecast for catchments across the Cape York Peninsula over the next few days.
    Elevated river levels are likely to continue for the next few days across catchments on the Cape York Peninsula.
     Localised flooding, isolation of communities and disruption to transport routes are possible within the Flood Watch area over the next few days.
    
    Catchments likely to be affected include:
    Jardine River
    Ducie, Jackson and Skardon Rivers
    Wenlock River
    Embley and Mission Rivers
    Watson River
    Archer and Coen Rivers
    Holroyd and Kendall Rivers
    Coleman and Edward Rivers
    Mitchell River
    Staaten River
    Jacky Jacky Creek
    Olive and Pascoe Rivers
    Lockhart River
    Stewart River
    Normanby River
    Jeannie River
    Endeavour River
    
    Flood warnings are current for the Upper Flinders, Norman, Gilbert, Nicholson and Leichhardt Rivers in the Gulf of Carpentaria catchments.
    
    See www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings to view the current flood, weather and cyclone products for Queensland.
     For more information on the Flood Watch Service: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml
    
    Flood Safety Advice:
    For flood emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500.
     For life threatening emergencies, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.
     Current emergency information is available at www.qld.gov.au/alerts.
     This advice is also available by dialling 1300 659 219 at a low call cost of 27.5 cents, more from mobile, public and satellite phones.
     Warning, rainfall and river information are available at www.bom.gov.au/qld/flood/
     This Flood Watch means that people living or working along rivers and creeks should monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings.
     Remember: If it's flooded, forget it.}
    
    Next issue:
    The next Flood Watch will be issued by 01:00 pm EST on Saturday 30 March 2024.