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Quoting from The Weatherzone 15 Feb 2008
Weather News: Torrential rain creates flooding havoc in Mackay http://www.weatherzone.com. au/news/torrential-rain-creates-flooding-havoc-in-mackay/8641 Press Release, Friday February 15, 2008 - 16:55 EDT East Mackay picked up a phenomenal 625mm of rain in the 24 hours to 9am today, its highest daily rain total since records commenced at the site in 1999. Mackay North received 610mm in the same time period, its heaviest daily rainfall since records commenced there in 1995. Widespread falls in excess of 100mm occurred throughout the Central Coast district, most of which fell between the hours of midnight and 9am. "This morning’s torrential rain was the result of a very moist easterly airstream to the south of the monsoon trough, which is currently situated near Bowen," weatherzone.com.au meteorologist Matt Pearce said. "We also had a small wave of colder air in the upper atmosphere pass over the region, which just made conditions even more conducive for very heavy rain." /quoting It seems the system is still moving north. We've been getting light rain inland from the tourist ghetto of Cairns for the past 5 hours following a storm yielding 44 mm between about 1700 and 1800 this evening. Could be around for a bit longer tonight too... http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR192.loop.shtml Cheers, Phred. -- LID |
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On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:33:00 GMT, Phred wrote:
Quoting from The Weatherzone 15 Feb 2008 Weather News: Torrential rain creates flooding havoc in Mackay http://www.weatherzone.com. au/news/torrential-rain-creates-flooding-havoc-in-mackay/8641 Press Release, Friday February 15, 2008 - 16:55 EDT East Mackay picked up a phenomenal 625mm of rain in the 24 hours to 9am today, its highest daily rain total since records commenced at the site in 1999. Mackay North received 610mm in the same time period, its heaviest daily rainfall since records commenced there in 1995. Widespread falls in excess of 100mm occurred throughout the Central Coast district, most of which fell between the hours of midnight and 9am. "This morning’s torrential rain was the result of a very moist easterly airstream to the south of the monsoon trough, which is currently situated near Bowen," weatherzone.com.au meteorologist Matt Pearce said. "We also had a small wave of colder air in the upper atmosphere pass over the region, which just made conditions even more conducive for very heavy rain." /quoting It seems the system is still moving north. We've been getting light rain inland from the tourist ghetto of Cairns for the past 5 hours following a storm yielding 44 mm between about 1700 and 1800 this evening. Could be around for a bit longer tonight too... http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR192.loop.shtml Cheers, Phred. Check the totals on the Aus BoM site.. http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/qld/central.shtml ...see table below the map, select 24hr in the last row to see the daily totals for the last 7 days. There is also a moderate change of a tropical cyclone forming off the Qld north tropical coast on Tuesday. http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ10810.shtml |
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Ven wrote:
On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:33:00 GMT, Phred wrote: Quoting from The Weatherzone 15 Feb 2008 Weather News: Torrential rain creates flooding havoc in Mackay http://www.weatherzone.com. au/news/torrential-rain-creates-flooding-havoc-in-mackay/8641 Press Release, Friday February 15, 2008 - 16:55 EDT East Mackay picked up a phenomenal 625mm of rain in the 24 hours to 9am today, its highest daily rain total since records commenced at the site in 1999. Mackay North received 610mm in the same time period, its heaviest daily rainfall since records commenced there in 1995. Widespread falls in excess of 100mm occurred throughout the Central Coast district, most of which fell between the hours of midnight and 9am. "This morning’s torrential rain was the result of a very moist easterly airstream to the south of the monsoon trough, which is currently situated near Bowen," weatherzone.com.au meteorologist Matt Pearce said. "We also had a small wave of colder air in the upper atmosphere pass over the region, which just made conditions even more conducive for very heavy rain." /quoting It seems the system is still moving north. We've been getting light rain inland from the tourist ghetto of Cairns for the past 5 hours following a storm yielding 44 mm between about 1700 and 1800 this evening. Could be around for a bit longer tonight too... http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR192.loop.shtml Cheers, Phred. Check the totals on the Aus BoM site.. http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/qld/central.shtml ..see table below the map, select 24hr in the last row to see the daily totals for the last 7 days. There is also a moderate change of a tropical cyclone forming off the Qld north tropical coast on Tuesday. http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ10810.shtml Atlanta, Georgia (Lake Lanier) could use a slow moving tropical storm. |
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"Phred" wrote in message
... Quoting from The Weatherzone 15 Feb 2008 Weather News: Torrential rain creates flooding havoc in Mackay http://www.weatherzone.com. au/news/torrential-rain-creates-flooding-havoc-in-mackay/8641 Press Release, Friday February 15, 2008 - 16:55 EDT East Mackay picked up a phenomenal 625mm of rain in the 24 hours to 9am today, its highest daily rain total since records commenced at the site in 1999. Mackay North received 610mm in the same time period, its heaviest daily rainfall since records commenced there in 1995. Widespread falls in excess of 100mm occurred throughout the Central Coast district, most of which fell between the hours of midnight and 9am. "This morning's torrential rain was the result of a very moist easterly airstream to the south of the monsoon trough, which is currently situated near Bowen," weatherzone.com.au meteorologist Matt Pearce said. "We also had a small wave of colder air in the upper atmosphere pass over the region, which just made conditions even more conducive for very heavy rain." /quoting It seems the system is still moving north. We've been getting light rain inland from the tourist ghetto of Cairns for the past 5 hours following a storm yielding 44 mm between about 1700 and 1800 this evening. Could be around for a bit longer tonight too... http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR192.loop.shtml Cheers, Phred. -- LID # I'd claim that Australia's weather is becoming somewhat unpredictable, and the Top End deluge(s) is as much a result of Climate Change as is Melbourne's virtual total lack of rainfall. Too much water can be as bad as too little, and farmers rely on a predictable annual cycle, for sowing of crops, etc. To cope with unpredictability, water storage is a partial answer, as water can then be released systematically. A national pipe system, to convey water from places of excess, to those of dearth, may be feasible, but unless gravity is used, pumping would be required. Fortunately, some of current water is going into the Murray-Darling river system, and irrigation channels will be replaced by pipes (to stop evaporation). Meantime, houses, and other structures in flood-prone areas, should consider being built on stilts or pontoons or having valuables stored in the attic. A rampart (levee bank) around the house (or town) is an alternative. Got an empty disused quarry? Could become a reservoir. |
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Phred wrote:
Quoting from The Weatherzone 15 Feb 2008 Weather News: Torrential rain creates flooding havoc in Mackay yes, it's called the Wet Season which runs for 6 months and then it's the Dry Season, and you want all the rain you can get. there is no disaster, it's all normal and how it should be. the only tragedy is that people continue to build in the wrong places. |
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![]() There is also a moderate change of a tropical cyclone forming off the Qld north tropical coast on Tuesday. http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ10810.shtml note that the probability of a TC has been downgraded.... TROPICAL CYCLONE OUTLOOK for the Coral Sea West of Longitude 160 East Issued at 2:30pm on Sunday the 17th of February 2008 An active monsoon trough extends across the Coral Sea roughly from Cardwell to New Caledonia. A low is forecast to develop on this trough around 155E on Monday and deepen while moving south as it interacts with an upper trough on Tuesday. This system has a low probability of developing into a tropical cyclone within the outlook period. The likelihood for tropical cyclone development during the next few days is: Monday - Low Tuesday - Low Wednesday - Low |
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z1 wrote:
Phred wrote: Quoting from The Weatherzone 15 Feb 2008 Weather News: Torrential rain creates flooding havoc in Mackay yes, it's called the Wet Season which runs for 6 months and then it's the Dry Season, and you want all the rain you can get. there is no disaster, it's all normal and how it should be. the only tragedy is that people continue to build in the wrong places. http://business.theage.com.au/pilbar...0217-1snq.html |
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dave wrote:
z1 wrote: Phred wrote: Quoting from The Weatherzone 15 Feb 2008 Weather News: Torrential rain creates flooding havoc in Mackay yes, it's called the Wet Season which runs for 6 months and then it's the Dry Season, and you want all the rain you can get. there is no disaster, it's all normal and how it should be. the only tragedy is that people continue to build in the wrong places. http://business.theage.com.au/pilbar...0217-1snq.html so what? it's the geographical region of australia where we get cyclones. if you really want to argue with the climate then be a fool. |
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In article , z1
wrote: Phred wrote: Quoting from The Weatherzone 15 Feb 2008 Weather News: Torrential rain creates flooding havoc in Mackay yes, it's called the Wet Season which runs for 6 months and then it's the Dry Season, and you want all the rain you can get. You're a bit optimistic, mate. Once off the coast here in the deep north of the deep south, the wet season barely lasts four months (December to March). We get about 83% of our annual rain during that period. Further north that rises to over 90%; and as you go south things gradually get a bit more uniform *on average*, but more unreliable year to year. there is no disaster, it's all normal and how it should be. Recent rainfall events are a bit beyond "normal". I think you might have to go back to the 1950s to find a comparable wet season in Qld. the only tragedy is that people continue to build in the wrong places. They didn't actually start to do that in many places until farmers realised subdivision was more profitable than agriculture and local councils were keen to grab the rates money so they permitted some pretty shonky residential developments. According to a mate of mine who used to live down there, there's a good example in the Brisbane valley -- the old farm houses are up on the sandstone slopes; the new pony club "estates" are on the river flats. And, of course, we know how that "rich alluvial soil" beloved of real estate agents, got there! Cheers, Phred. -- LID |
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In article , Ven
wrote: [snip] Check the totals on the Aus BoM site.. http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/qld/central.shtml ...see table below the map, select 24hr in the last row to see the daily totals for the last 7 days. Thanks for that link Ven. I've been relying on the Daily Rainfall Bulletin and the 3-day full weather data for Queensland: http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ60129.html and http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ60606.shtml That 7-day rainfall chart will be very interesting to watch during some events. (Dunno how I missed it -- I think I assumed that "24hr" was just that and didn't think to investigate further. 8-) There is also a moderate change of a tropical cyclone forming off the Qld north tropical coast on Tuesday. http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ10810.shtml It's ****ing down here at the moment, and looks like it might go on for a couple of hours yet: http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR193.loop.shtml Cheers, Phred. -- LID |
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