Tag: weather
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Severe weather warnings in place for Northern Rivers
Lismore has seen the heaviest September rainfall in 16 years, with 45 millimetres recorded in 48 hours. A severe weather warning is tonight in place for the Northern Rivers, with the bureau predicting damaging surf and winds over the weekend. Gusts of up to 100 kilometres are possible along the coast up to Cape Byron,…
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SES TACKLES STORM JOBS
Weather conditions eased on the Central Coast today giving SES crews a chance to catch up on the more than 200 calls for help they’ve received since Sunday. The worst of the overnight damage was at Lisarow where a tree came down on a house. Meanwhile, we’re being urged to avoid swimming in local waterways,…
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WILD WEATHER | WHITE CHRISTMAS IN JULY ON COAST
Thousands of homes on the northern end of the Central Coast were without power today after wild storms lashed the region last night. The SES were busy with call-outs to the hardest hit areas around Swansea, Gwandalan and Summerland Point.
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CALLS FOR COASTIES TO PREPARE FOR HEAVY RAINS
The Central Coast is set to cop its first major drenching since September this weekend. But the SES is concerned residents aren’t prepared, after last month’s brief but intense storm in Gosford.
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SOMERSBY AND KARIONG FLOOD IN CENTRAL COAST DOWNPOUR
Parts of the Central Coast were hit by flash flooding as Gosford saw its biggest downpour since October. Animals including koalas were moved to higher ground at The Australian Reptile Park in Somersby on Friday. Alligators watched and waited in rising waters, before pushing the boundaries at fence lines. In Kariong, backyards were inundated, prompting…
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CENTRAL COAST HINTERLAND GETS A DRENCHING
The Central Coast copped a drenching overnight with Mangrove Mountain exceeding its average monthly rainfall in a day. It’s hoped the downpour will help to prevent water restrictions.
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CENTRAL COAST GETS DRENCHED
The drenching continued for the Central Coast on Friday. Gosford recording the state’s largest rainfall total over 24 hours, with 114 millimetres at 9:00am. The downpour flooding, and closing roads, however it did keep the Peninsula’s duck population happy. Local SES chapters were kept busy with more than 110 jobs – mainly leaking roofs. (VISION…
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DRY WEATHER CONTINUES, CARTERS WARN GET YOUR WATER NOW
With no significant rain expected in the foreseeable future, property owners are being urged to plan ahead. Water carters say the current two-day wait for a water delivery will soon become weeks, as the big dry continues to bite.
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HUNTER FEELS THE CHILL
The Hunter was no stranger to mother nature’s chill on Saturday. Snow fell at Barrington Tops, while on the coast, strong winds stuck around.
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RESIDENTS EVACUATED AFTER ROOF TORN OFF HUNTER NURSING HOME
It’s been a day of wild weather across New South Wales and Victoria – and one of upheaval for dozens of elderly residents at a Newcastle nursing home. Howling winds tore the roof off their safe haven in the suburb of Stockton and it wasn’t the only destruction on display.