Significant rainfall in Central Western Queensland has brought a batch of unexpected residents to Longreach in the form of some inconvenienced truck drivers. Road damage to the Landsborough Highway and flooding in Winton forced the closure of the highway between Longreach and Winton between … [Read more...]
Aramac and Muttaburra Get Ready
Sergeant Audra Govenor has been out and about ensuring locals are prepared for what may lie ahead over summer. The Get Ready presentations are being held across the region and last week saw Police, in partnership with the Barcaldine Regional Council, conduct the Aramac and Muttaburra community … [Read more...]
We’ve Had the Reminder – Time to Act
While we all look to the heavens and hope and pray for rain this summer, local Police are asking the question of us all… Are you prepared?” Blackall Sgt Ben Holdcroft says the storm which swept through the region two weeks ago sets the scene. “The October 26 Blackall blow saw a short but … [Read more...]
Queenslanders- ‘Get Ready’ Severe summer Weather Events
With Bureau of Meteorology forecasting a typical season of storms and cyclones we’re being told to make sure we are summer storm ready. The Bureau forecast is for an increased risk of bushfires and heatwaves but less prospect of severe flooding. The Bureau will today brief Queensland … [Read more...]
WET WET WET from Today
The Coast will start to feel it from today, and inland will begin to see rain and more rain from Thursday. A Flood Watch has also been issued for a second trough forecast to move through the southwest Channel Country and Western Queensland, bringing with it the chance of showers and thunderstorms … [Read more...]
Might Start to get Dry… Again
The BoM says chances of an El Nino developing later in the year remain with its latest update saying there’s around a 50 per cent chance of an El Nino evolving in 2017, about twice the normal likelihood. Sea surface temperatures in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean have warmed in recent months, … [Read more...]
Severe Weather Touches Our Towns
The Weather Bureau has issued a Severe Weather Warning which touches into some of Our Towns and comes as the South East of the State cops a big belting from the tail end of Cyclone Debbie. Areas affected by the warning include Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Southeast Coast … [Read more...]
Happy Ending – Search and Rescue, Whitsundays
Two men stranded after their vessel ran aground on rocks near Whitsunday Island have been located. At the height of Cyclone Debbie, the pair were able to send an SOS E-mail message to loved ones in NSW who alerted local Police and authorities. As conditions allowed, Rescue operations swung … [Read more...]
From Cyclone to Severe Weather Warning – Debbie Continues to leave her Mark
Tropical Cyclone Debbie has been downgraded to a tropical low and a severe Weather Warning is now current for Whitsundays, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia and parts of the Central West and Maranoa and Warrego. Early this morning Cyclone Debbie was located over inland central … [Read more...]
Cyclone Debbie Update
As the eye wall of severe tropical cyclone Debbie continues to impact the Whitsundays this afternoon the BoM Cyclone Warning Zone now shifts inland to Charters Towers, Mount Coolon, Moranbah, and Pentland. Townsville to St Lawrence and extends to include Townsville, Mackay. Areas to the south and … [Read more...]
