Residents of Australia’s east coast have been cautioned to prepare for a massive wet weather system that may persist for over a week.
Beginning on Tuesday, heavy rain, hail, thunderstorms, and flooding are predicted for vast portions of the east coast, particularly southern New South Wales and Victoria.
The dismal, intermittent weather may linger up to ten days.
According to Joel Pippard, a meteorologist for Weatherzone, the downpour will worsen this week, with Sydney, Brisbane, and maybe Canberra being drenched by showers and a major storm on Monday.
As a low pressure system travels from Alice Springs, he predicted that “every river west of the Great Dividing Range” would be affected by flooding.
Forecasters have warned Australians throughout the nation to prepare for a wet week as they predict wet and unpredictable weather will linger for over a week (pictured, pedestrians in Brisbane)
This weather map depicts the month-to-date precipitation percentages, with blue shading indicating regions that have received more than 200 percent of their typical precipitation this month.
Over the next 10 days, vast portions of the East Coast can expect to get drenched, although the rain will not be persistent, according to the forecaster.
Mr. PIppard stated that a ‘pretty large system’ will move east through the Northern Territory and South Australia on Monday and arrive on the east coast on Wednesday of the following week.
Residents of Victoria, Canberra, and New South Wales are encouraged to monitor local predictions as the system is predicted to meet with a cold front and produce heavy precipitation.
The forecaster stated that the Murray River in southern New South Wales was at risk of overflowing, but that the rain would likely simply intensify the flooding that was already occurring.
A tropical trough will migrate to Western Australia on Thursday, which Mr. Pippard described as “quite rare” for this time of year.
The region, which generally receives 5 mm of precipitation in September, is predicted to receive 10 to 30 mm, perhaps smashing rainfall records.
During the dry season, it is anticipated that Darwin would receive a rare rainfall.
This map depicts the total precipitation forecast over Australia between Monday and Thursday.
The Bureau of Meteorology reports that a trough moving inland and eastward will bring the chance of thunderstorms to much of New South Wales on Monday.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said that strong thunderstorms formed in the northeast of New South Wales (NSW) on Tuesday afternoon, with significant rainfall increasing the risk of flooding across NSW, Victoria, and potentially southern Queensland.
Southern New South Wales and Victoria received between 5mm and 15mm of precipitation in the 24 hours leading up to Tuesday morning at 9am, and the precipitation has persisted throughout the afternoon.
A BOM forecaster stated, “This additional rainfall will be bad news for our flood-affected residents and communities in Victoria and New South Wales.”
Significant flood warnings have been issued for the rivers in Tamworth, Walgett, Condobolin, and Dubbo, while moderate flood warnings remain in effect for the rivers in Albury, Bourke, Ivanhoe, and Orange.
On Wednesday night, a ‘burst of showers and gusty winds’ are forecast to push the heavy rain off the coast of New South Wales.
Over the next 10 days, almost all of Australia will receive precipitation as a giant rain bomb engulfs the nation.
It is anticipated that heavy rain, thunderstorms, and flooding would affect vast portions of the east coast, particularly southern New South Wales and Victoria.
Some catchments in northern Victoria and southern New South Wales have already received over 200 percent of their annual precipitation in the previous month.
The next three days might bring severe thunderstorms to three states, according to forecasters.
This week, NSW will continue to see moderate to heavy flooding, with the worst of the weather forecast on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tuesday may bring thunderstorms to the state’s eastern region, with severe winds and perhaps hail forecast.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, heavy rainfall is forecast for the southern districts of New South Wales.
Tuesday may see thunderstorms in the state’s eastern region, with severe gusts and perhaps hail forecast.
The Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia are expected to be slammed by another low pressure system early next week, which might bring unseasonable precipitation.
There has been no precipitation in Broome so far in September, but October could bring heavy precipitation.
Late in the week, a low-pressure system that produced torrential rain and flooded dozens of river systems in inland NSW and the state’s north is heading offshore, however forecasters say the situation is still ‘changing’.
Early Saturday morning, flood warnings remained in effect for 28 river systems from from the interior west to the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast.
BOM has advised residents to monitor local alerts as thunderstorms are predicted for vast portions of NSW (shown by a weather map depicting regions in NSW with a ‘possibility of’ storms).
Four individuals, including a 37-year-old man, a 28-year-old woman, and a little boy and girl, were discovered hanging to trees from a Hilux and were rescued by emergency personnel using a boat. However, the five-year-old child became stuck in the vehicle prior to its submersion and was subsequently swept away.
After the Namoi River crested at 8.24 meters on Saturday morning, widespread flooding continued in Gunnedah, a community of 9000 people.
At Wee Waa, located 120 km to the north-northwest, floodwaters are still slowly receding, although they may remain above serious flood levels until the next week.
The cotton town is sheltered by an 8-kilometer levee, but according to the mayor of Narrabri Shire, the rains has damaged local roadways.
Mr. Campbell stated, “If we have sufficient rainfall over the summer, we will almost certainly experience a record flood, something not seen since the 1970s.”
On Friday, the Tweed River overflowed its banks and flooded paddocks, causing concern in the Tumbulgum hamlet on the Tweed.
A five-year-old kid died in central western New South Wales last week after becoming trapped in a car that was washed away by floodwaters.
A five-year-old kid perished after becoming caught in a vehicle washed away by floodwaters in central-western New South Wales.
On Friday night, two vehicles, including a Toyota Hilux, became submerged in floodwaters on McGrane Way in Tullamore, northwest of Parkes.
Four individuals, including a 37-year-old man, a 28-year-old woman, and a little boy and girl, were discovered hanging to trees from a Hilux and were rescued by emergency personnel using a boat.
However, the five-year-old youngster became stuck in the vehicle before it sank and was carried away by the current.
Saturday, NSW Police officers began searching for the Hilux, and at 3.20 p.m., police divers recovered the boy’s body in the still-submerged vehicle.
The family was transported to the Dubbo Base Hospital for observation. The second vehicle’s occupants were not hurt.
The Hilux has subsequently been recovered, and police are conducting an investigation prior to preparing a report for the coroner.
It is anticipated that a big low pressure system would collide with a cold trough, causing substantial precipitation across Australia’s states and territories.
THREE-DAY FORECAST
Sydney
Max 20 on Tuesday, sporadic thunderstorms
Wednesday – Maximum 20 degrees and thunderstorms
Thursday – Maximum 17 and precipitation
Melbourne
Tuesday – Max 17, rain
Wednesday — Max 15, showers
Thursday – Maximum 16 with a few clouds
Brisbane
Tuesday will see a high of 26 and a few storms
Wednesday – Maximum 25 percent chance of thunderstorms
Thursday – Maximum 25 with a few clouds
Adelaide
Tuesday – Maximum 14 rain
Wednesday – Maximum 16 with a few clouds
Thursday will be partly overcast with a high of 18 degrees.
Perth
Tuesday – Max 23, sunny
Wednesday – Maximum 25 with a few clouds
Thursday – Max 28, sunny
Darwin
Tuesday: High of 33 and mainly overcast
Wednesday’s high is 32 degrees with thunderstorms.
Thursday will have a high of 32 degrees with thunderstorms.
Canberra
Tuesday – Maximum 17 degrees Celsius
Wednesday – Max 16, showers
Thursday will be partly overcast with a high of 17 degrees.
Hobart
Tuesday – Maximum 16 with a few clouds
Maximum 13, occasional showers on Wednesday
Thursday – Max 10, showers
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