Saturday January 5, 2008, 1:54 am
Oh my Goodness I was working with the SES when we had the last floods in 1988 and the BOM in Brisbane had no idea we were in trouble down the Gold Coast until I rang them at 9am after manning phones all night and then I asked ME for a weather report...their radar wasn't showing anything.........hope they have it up to date now as we live in a previous flood plain now and our backyard is soaking wet...Even our 12 week old puppy has to have a bath after being outside for her toileting...maybe I should pack a bag ready. I have been watching the new weather site the past week which gives you an update of your own area by postcode...

www.weatherzone.com.au

Saturday January 5, 2008, 2:02 am
Sat 19:57 EST Qld Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Queensland. Severe storms may produce hail greater than 2cm, winds stronger than 90km/h & flash flooding
Sat 20:56 EDT NSW/ACT Severe Weather Warning for Flash Flooding for People in Northern Rivers, Midnorth Coast,
Sat 19:43 EDT NSW/ACT Minor Flood Warning for the Bellinger River
Sat 19:32 EDT NSW/ACT Minor Flood Warning for the Clarence River
Sat 18:32 EST Qld Gale Warning for Eastern Gulf of Carpentaria Waters.
Sat 17:48 CST NT Gale Warning for waters from Cape Fourcroy to Nhulunbuy. Strong Wind Warning elsewhere from Daly River mouth to the Queensland border.
Sat 19:01 EDT NSW/ACT Flood Warning - Richmond/Wilson
Sat 17:46 EST Qld Flood Warning for the Upper Condamine River to Warwick and Tributaries
Sat 17:00 CST NT Fire Ban for the Alice Springs District.
Sat 16:56 CST NT Severe Weather Warning for damaging wind, heavy rain, high tides and waves along the north coast and in the Arnhem and Gulf districts.
Sat 17:20 EST Qld Gale Warning from Torres Strait to Cape Grenville. Strong Wind Warning from Cape Grenville to Cape Melville.
Sat 16:45 CST NT Cyclone Warning Continues From Nhulunbuy to Port Roper.
Sat 16:50 EST Qld Priority Flood Warning for the Albert River, Logan River and Tributaries
Sat 15:33 WDT WA Fire Weather Warning for the Central West Coastal Sub District.
Sat 16:18 EST Qld Severe Weather Warning for high tides, waves and damaging wind in the eastern Gulf of Carpentaria north of Weipa and Torres Strait.
Sat 15:05 WDT WA Strong Wind Warning for North West Cape to Cape Leeuwin.
Sat 14:57 WDT WA Strong Wind Warning for Wallal to North West Cape.
Sat 16:45 EDT NSW/ACT Minor Flood Warning for the Orara River
Sat 16:32 EDT Tas Gale Warning for lower eastern and southeastern coastal waters. Strong Wind Warning for all remaining Tasmanian coastal waters.
Sat 16:23 EDT Tas A Wind Alert has been issued for SW and Central Plateau Lakes due to strong gusty winds
Sat 16:17 EDT Vic Strong Wind Warning for East of Wilsons Promontory
Sat 15:46 CDT SA Strong Wind Warning for All South Australian Coasts.
Sat 16:15 EDT Tas Fire Weather Warning for Tasmania. Weather conditions are expected to be conducive towards the rapid spread of fire.
Sat 16:02 EDT NSW/ACT Strong Wind Warning for the South Coast.
Sat 12:40 EDT NSW/ACT Minor Flood Warning for the Tweed River
Sat 10:47 CST NT Flood Advice for Top End, Gulf Country and Northern Victoria River Districts.
Sat 11:03 EST Qld Final Flood Warning for the Upper Nerang and Coomera Rivers.
Sat 10:03 EST Qld Final Flood Warning for the Paroo River.
Sat 09:53 EST Qld Flood Warning for the Bulloo River.
Sat 09:41 EST Qld Flood Warning for the Thomson River and Cooper Creek.
Sat 10:02 EDT NSW/ACT Flood Watch for the Clarence Valley.
Sat 07:21 CDT SA Fire Ban for South Australia. Weather conditions are expected to be conducive towards the rapid spread of fire.
Sat 04:24 EDT Vic Fire Weather Warning for the Mallee, Wimmera and Western Districts.
Fri 12:08 EDT NSW/ACT Flood Warning for the Paroo River.
Fri 11:14 EDT NSW/ACT Flood Warning for the Warrego River.
Fri 10:56 EDT NSW/ACT Flood Warning for the Bogan River.

Saturday January 5, 2008, 2:12 am
Thanks for your information Ali

Saturday January 5, 2008, 6:29 am
Noted with prayers for the safety of all the people and animals there.

Saturday January 5, 2008, 11:51 am
Hope you and your family are safe....along with everyone and every animal is also

Saturday January 5, 2008, 12:22 pm
It is sunny here in Brisbane this morning, but the telling time and the latest area where there could be flooding when the rivers peak later today is just south of us....then we have thunderstorms forcast for Brisbane later today because of the high temps.......Latest update...

Queenslanders facing floods urged to remain alert
Saturday January 5, 2008 - 23:17 EDT


Flood peaks are expected tomorrow in the Logan and Albert rivers south of Brisbane. - ABC
Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) says residents of southern Queensland in areas that might be affected by flooding tomorrow should be preparing now.

Flood peaks are expected tomorrow in the Logan and Albert rivers south of Brisbane and in the Warwick district to the south-west.

EMQ regional director Eddie Bennett says some residents are already being officially advised they might have to evacuate their homes tomorrow but all residents in affected areas should be on alert.

"First of all seek some information; make contact with your council, check the weather warnings, listen to the media and what's being said there," he said.

"All the indications are that we will experience some significant or quite major flooding in some areas tomorrow.

"There are still some variables there in how that may pan out but certainly at this point in time people need to be aware of what the potential is."

On the Albert River, floodwaters are expected to peak at about nine metres in the Wolfdene areatonight.

On the Logan River, authorities are bracing for major flooding if the river peaks at 16 metres at Maclean Bridge tomorrow morning.

The Logan River at Waterford is also expected to peak at about 8.5 metres tomorrow morning.

The flood threat has eased at Warwick south-west of Brisbane tonight with the Condamine River peaking at just below six metres.

Authorities were prepared for local flooding if the river reached a predicted peak of between six and seven metres, but it did not happen.

- ABC

© ABC 2007

Monday January 7, 2008, 8:33 pm
This is the site we use, direct from the BOM ... pick your area and when the radar loads, you can have it as either have it static or have it "looping" and it reloads every 10 mins except for brisbane where it is every 6 minutes.

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/weather/radar/?looping=0&reloaded=0&topography=true&locati

Monday January 7, 2008, 8:56 pm
Its stopped raining here in Brisbane except for a brief shower this morning. But they do predict more rain for the rest of the week...What about your area Chrissy x