December, 2009
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Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Finally heavy rains have drenched drought stricken areas of NSW with well over 100mm of rain falling in some regions and more predicted. Some rivers are in flood with a potential flood alert for other rivers. The Hunter Valley and the North West Slopes as well as parts of north eastern NSW are also to be affected by heavy rains.
This all is the result of Tropical Cyclone Laurence. That severe tropical cyclone made all the way inland with continued tropical cyclone warnings which is very unusual.
Jimmy
Posted in Flash Flood, Flash Floods, Flood, Flood Event, Flood Information, Flood Warnings, Flood Waters, Flooding, Floods, Tropical Cyclone, Tropical Cyclones, flash flooding | Comments Off
Tags: 100mm, Eastern Nsw, Flood Alert, Heavy Rains, Hunter Valley, Rain, Regions, Rivers, Stricken Areas, Tropical Cyclone Warnings
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Tropical Cyclone Laurence was named by the Darwin BoM yesterday (13th Dec) – the first TC in the Australian region for the 2009/2010 season. Warnings were issued in the 48 hours prior to its naming as the tropical low passed over the Top End and Darwin with damaging winds and flooding.
It’s not the only TC at present. There are an amazing FOUR tropical cyclones active in the southern hemisphere. Mick near Fiji, Laurence, Cleo which regenerated east of Madagascar and an unnamed system in the mid South Indian Ocean. More details here:
http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/
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Tags: Bom, Cleo, Darwin, Fiji, Madagascar, Mid South, South Indian Ocean, Southern Hemisphere, Tc, Tropical Cyclone, tropical cyclone laurence, Tropical Cyclones
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Bushfires and extreme heat have surprisingly returned. It certainly amazes me how low temperatures over western Queensland a week ago and also parts of the Northern Territory have once again allowed for the heat trough and ridge to set in extending to coastal NSW once again. Furthmore, the wet season has barely made any impact on the Northern Territory or over most parts of northern Australia for that matter! The latest models consistently show extreme heat covering at least a quarter of the continent over the interior. Basically, this excessive heat must give way to an extensive monsoonal trough and ample rainfall as well as an extensive tropical cyclone season.
Jimmy
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Tags: Ample Rainfall, bushfires, Coastal Nsw, Continent, Cyclone Season, Excessive Heat, Extreme Heat, Heat Wave, Models, Northern Australia, Northern Territory, Temperatures, Tropical Cyclone, Trough, Weather, Western Queensland, Wet Season
