Source: Bureau of Meteorology
Issued at 11:27 am EDT on Wednesday 4 October 2023
Flood Watch Number: 3
MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG THE UPPER MURRAY, MITTA MITTA AND
SNOWY RIVERS, AND MURRAY RIVER TO TOCUMWAL
A significant cold front will cross Victoria and New South Wales
from Wednesday through to early Thursday, with a low pressure
system forming within the front on Wednesday before quickly heading
off to the far southeast by Thursday morning, resulting in wet and
windy conditions in many parts. This system is predicted to bring
widespread rainfall ahead of more settled conditions developing at
the end of the week.
Catchments in the Flood Watch area are moderately dry.
Showers or rain and thunderstorms are forecast across the south
and west, extending to the east through the day while clearing from
the far west. Possible heavy falls are forecast in parts of
Riverina, South West Slopes and far southern ranges. Severe
thunderstorms are possible across the ranges, western slopes and
inland plains, with a risk of localised heavy falls over the Flood
Watch area with rainfall easing during Thursday.
The weather system may cause flooding in the catchments listed
from Wednesday.
Catchments likely to be affected include:
Murray River to Tocumwal
minor flooding
Snowy River
minor flooding
Upper Murray and Mitta Mitta Rivers
minor flooding
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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