11 May – Flood Watch for parts of the Hawkesbury Nepean Valley and NSW Coast

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This Flood Watch provides early advice of possible flooding within the specified catchments.
Issued at 12:22 pm EST on Saturday 11 May 2024

MINOR FLOODING WITH ISOLATED MODERATE FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF THE HAWKESBURY NEPEAN VALLEY AND SOUTH COAST FROM LATE SATURDAY

Persistent coastal showers are forecast along much of the east coast throughout Saturday and into Sunday as an upper trough brings widespread rain and thunderstorms across much of New South Wales. The heaviest rainfall is expected along the South Coast. This rainfall may cause minor flooding with isolated moderate flooding in parts of the Hawkesbury Nepean Valley, St Georges Basin, Bega and Moruya catchments.

Catchment are relatively wet along much of the NSW coast due to rainfall and isolated flooding in recent weeks.

The weather system may cause flooding for the catchments listed from late Saturday. Flood Classes (minor, moderate, major) are only defined for catchments where the Bureau provides a flood warning service.

Catchments likely to be affected include:

Hawkesbury and Lower Nepean Rivers – minor flooding

Upper Coxs River

Colo River – minor flooding

St Georges Basin – minor flooding

Clyde River

Moruya and Deua Rivers – moderate flooding

Bega River – minor flooding

For the latest flood and weather warnings see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/

For the latest rainfall and weather forecasts see www.bom.gov.au/australia/meteye/

For the latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood

Flood Safety Advice:

This Flood Watch means that people living or working along rivers and streams must monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings and be ready to move to higher ground should flooding develop.

Flood Warnings will be issued if Minor Flood Level is expected to be exceeded at key sites along the main rivers for which the Bureau of Meteorology provides a flood warning service.

Severe Weather Warnings will be issued or updated if very heavy rain is forecast or observed.

For more information on the Flood Watch Service: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml

FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.nsw.gov.au

For emergency assistance call the SES on telephone number 132 500

For life threatening emergencies, call 000 immediately

Next Issue:

The next Flood Watch will be issued by 02:00 pm EST on Sunday 12 May 2024.