Source: Bureau of Meteorology
Issued at 2:30 pm EDT on Saturday 29 March 2025
Flood Watch Number: 3
MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF THE NORTHERN RIVERS, MID NORTH
COAST AND NORTH WEST SLOPES FROM SATURDAY EVENING
A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea is combining
with a trough over western Queensland and northwestern New South
Wales to bring a moist easterly flow across the state. The trough
and its associated low will gradually move southeast and reach the
Tasman Sea later today, where the low is forecast to deepen and
then linger over the southern Tasman Sea into early next
week.
Coastal catchments in the Flood Watch area are wet. Inland
catchments are relatively dry.
Moderate to heavy rainfall is forecast across the Flood Watch area
for the remainder of Saturday with locally heavy rainfall possible.
Localised river level rises, and flash flooding are likely within
the areas of heaviest rainfall.
This weather system has the potential to cause minor flooding in
the Flood Watch area from Saturday evening. Flood Classes (minor,
moderate, major) are only defined for catchments where the Bureau
provides a flood warning service.
Catchments likely to be affected include:
Tweed and Rous Riversminor flooding
Brunswick River and Marshalls Creekminor flooding
Richmond Riverminor flooding
Clarence Riverminor flooding
Orara Riverminor flooding
Macleay Riverminor flooding
Goulburn and Upper Hunter Riversminor flooding
Paterson and Williams Riversminor flooding
Upper Macintyre Riverminor flooding
Gwydir Riverminor flooding
Macintyre River
Peel Riverminor flooding
Namoi Riverminor flooding
Castlereagh Riverminor flooding
Flood warnings are current for the following catchments: Tweed,
Wilsons, Richmond, Bellinger, Hastings, Manning, Culgoa Birrie,
Bokhara, Paroo and Warrego
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:
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
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
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29/Mar/2025 03:50 AM