Country roads cut by record rain falls.

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Country roads cut by record rain falls.

Postby martinjs » Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:49 pm

http://www.irrigator.com.au/news/local/ ... 76267.aspx

Anyone travelling in our area check out the SES websites for the latest details on road closures and floods.

http://www.ses.nsw.gov.au/

We had 175mm in 24hours, may not seem a lot to some parts of Aussie but our previous record was 73mm in a day.

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Re: Country roads cut by record rain falls.

Postby WarrenH » Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:27 am

Here are shots from the NW of the ACT, taken yesterday. The water from the Murrumbidgee leaving here, will be passing through Wagga Wagga in a few days time ... to add to the misery of the people downstream.

Sturt Island at the confluence of the Mologlo and Murrumbidgee.

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Calitris and the escarpment at Woodstock.

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The Murrumbidgee from Shepherds Lookout ... looking into the Bass Hole.

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Leaving the ACT, near Ginninderra Creek. 5 times the normal width and about 7 metres above the river's normal height (figure from the BOM).

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Good luck to all.

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Re: Country roads cut by record rain falls.

Postby WarrenH » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:10 am

Martin, G'day. I hope that you and your family are OK in the MIA and behind some useful levee banks. The reports now being broadcast are not good for the flatlands on the Murrumbidgee System west of Wagga.

Good luck again.

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Re: Country roads cut by record rain falls.

Postby hazmat5765 » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:20 am

G`day Martin,
Good luck to you and everybody else out there, our thoughts are with you all.
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Re: Country roads cut by record rain falls.

Postby martinjs » Thu Mar 08, 2012 3:58 pm

Thanks for the thoughts people, thankfully myself and family are ok and out of harms way. Unfortunately a lot aren't and its still playing out. :(

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Re: Country roads cut by record rain falls.

Postby martinjs » Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:33 pm

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Check this out people's, this is the Main Newell Highway.

http://newellhighway.org.au/

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Fuel anyone?

Hope everyone got out ok.

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Re: Country roads cut by record rain falls.

Postby hazmat5765 » Fri Mar 09, 2012 4:33 pm

Struth!

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Re: Country roads cut by record rain falls.

Postby ni78ck » Fri Mar 09, 2012 4:43 pm

i was there only six weeks ago, and things looked very diferent :shock:
hang in there. were thinking of you guys.
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