Source: Bureau of Meteorology
Issued at 1:53 pm EDT on Thursday 19 October 2023
By the Bureau of Meteorology, Hobart.
Flood Watch Number: 1
MINOR FLOODING LIKELY FROM SATURDAY NIGHT, WITH ISOLATED MODERATE
FLOODING POSSIBLE
A low developing over southeastern South Australia is forecast to
move south and deepen off the west coast of Tasmania on Saturday,
bringing moderate to heavy rainfall to most of Tasmania over the
weekend. The highest rainfall totals are likely in the southeast of
the state from late Saturday into Sunday.
Catchments are average to moderately wet across the flood watch
area.
Rainfall totals of 20 to 30 mm are forecast across the flood watch
area on Saturday. Further rainfall totals of 15 to 30 mm are
forecast across the north and northeast of the state on Sunday,
with isolated higher falls possible in the southeast.
Minor flooding is likely to develop across the flood watch area
from Saturday night, with isolated moderate flooding
possible.
Catchments likely to be affected include:
North Esk River
South Esk River
Meander River
Macquarie River
East Coastal Rivers (north of Bicheno)
Huon River
Channel Coastal Rivers (South East Cape to Gordon)
Derwent River
Jordan River
Coal River
East Coastal Rivers (south of Bicheno)
South East
Note: This Flood Watch is a "heads up" for possible future
flooding and is NOT a Flood Warning. The Bureau of Meteorology does
not provide a flood warning service for all of the catchments
covered by this flood watch. For more information on the Flood
Watch Service:
http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml
For the latest warnings see www.bom.gov.au/tas/warnings
For the latest rainfall and river level information see
www.bom.gov.au/tas/flood
For the latest weather forecast see
www.bom.gov.au/tas/forecasts
Flood Safety Advice:
SES flood warnings can be found at TasALERT.com
Flood and storm safety advice is available at
www.ses.tas.gov.au
Road closure information is available at
www.police.tas.gov.au
For emergency assistance call the SES on telephone number 132
500.
For life threatening situations, call 000 immediately.
Rainfall and River
Conditions Map
19/Oct/2023 03:04 AM