Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales MINOR FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BELLINGER RIVER
Issued at 1:43 pm EDT on Saturday 21 February 2015
Flood Warning Number: 2
An average of 75 millimetres of rain has fallen during the past 36 hours to 1pm today [21/02/15]. However, the rain intensity has increased during the past 6 hours.
Further rain is forecast for the remainder of today.
This forecast rain is expected to cause minor flooding at Thora this evening [21/02/15].
At this stage it is not possible to predict the flood peak because of uncertainty over how much more rain will fall.
Predicted River Heights/Flows:
Thora:
- with forecast rain reach minor flood level (3 metres) around 11pm Saturday [21/02/15]
Bellingen:
- remains below minor flood level
Urunga:
- remains below minor flood level
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.
Weather Forecast:
For the latest weather forecast see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/
Next Issue:
The next warning will be issued by 5pm Saturday [21/02/15].
Latest River Heights:
Bellinger R at Thora 2.37m rising 01:24 PM SAT 21/02/15
Never Never Ck at Gleniffer 1.26m rising 01:32 PM SAT 21/02/15
Bellinger R at Bellingen Br 1.96m rising 01:33 PM SAT 21/02/15
Kalang R at Kooroowi (Scotchman) 1.23m rising 01:37 PM SAT 21/02/15
Kalang R at Newry Island 1.06m falling 01:38 PM SAT 21/02/15
For latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood/
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