South East Queensland Weather

[GOLDIE]

I live in stanthorpe we are now split in two all 7 bridges over our creek are now closed about 30 houses with water flowing though them and the rain has not eased up so it will get woarse yet lucky we are on a hill so we are ok.

The big issue now is there are some veryy large farm dams upstream that may bust which means all that water though town.

The water here is higher than 1974 so is not good.

Ian

[_John_]

I just went into town and came home very very quickly.

Water levels are rising fast. I got home and saw the XY GT that lives across the road being moved to higher ground and a safe location. I`m hoping it doesn`t come up like `74.

This is friggin hectic.

[GOLDIE]

it is rising fast and any one flooded in 74 are being told to get out now.

Ian

[_John_]

I watched that last cell go over you on the radar, Ian. Ugly. Even more so than Twmba, Stanthorpe is a kilometre above sea level you can`t imagine it flooding. But it`s home to some pretty vicious weather. I worked at a sand plant at Applethorpe and saw some crazy ass sh!t.

It rained so hard just before here it was like North QLD or some crap. if it gets to the other side of the road, the foon will join old mates XY GT in refuge..

it`s still pissing down..

Edited 11/01/11 02:59 AM by _John_

[Ace]

john get the cover off that thing and move it to higher ground mate - much easier to do it when the water isnt up lol

[RHR]

[GOLDIE]

when are goverments going to learn dont let people biuld in flood areas and biuld some more dams to catch this water and let it go down the rivers in the dryy times.

Stop spending moneyy on crap like the nbn and spend it where it is needed.

Ian

[GOLDIE]

brisbane cbd is now being cleared out the river has broken its banks there so now the fun begins.

Ian

[_John_]

The water is about 500 metres away yet, I`m alert but not alarmed.

I was 11 in 1974, and almost immediately after. it seemed ppl were building where water had been 50 foot deep.

Like on the flats there at Bundamba near the river, near the meat works.. That was just polished clean by an HUGE volume of water deep as Morteon Bay.

I look at the circumstances leading up to `74, a wet spring that had most rivers running near capacity in October.. Sound familiar?

I`ll watch what happens and deal with what arises.

Edited 11/01/11 03:19 AM by _John_

[RHR]

As for your dam post. Didnt the greens and local community in the south Qld area knock back a dam build. Wonder if they're high and dry