Weather Warnings - Flood Advice - North West Victoria

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Note: This Flood Watch is a heads-up for possible future flooding and is NOT a
Flood Warning (see note below)

Flood Watch for North West Victoria (Campaspe, Loddon, Avoca and Wimmera
Basins)
Issued at 3:23 pm EDT on Tuesday 4 October 2016

In the 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday, rainfall totals of up to 20 mm have been
recorded in the North West catchments with isolated totals of 51 mm at Mt
William and 27 mm at Edenhope. Since 9 am rainfall totals of up to 10 mm have
been recorded.

Rainfall totals of 5 to 10 mm have been forecast for the remainder of Tuesday
into Wednesday.

Stream rises are occurring in the North West catchments as a result of rainfall
to date, causing flooding across the North West Catchments.

The following flood warnings are current in the flood watch area:
Major Flood Warning for the Loddon River
Major Flood Warning for the Avoca River
Minor Flood Warning for the Wimmera River

The Bureau of Meteorology is continuing to monitor the situation.

Note: 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
the 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.
For a detailed explanation see
http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/flood/brochures/flood_watch/flood_watch.shtml

SES advises that all community members should:
Never walk, ride or drive through floodwater,
Never allow children to play in floodwater,
Stay away from waterways and stormwater drains during and after heavy rain,
Keep well clear of fallen power lines
Be aware that in fire affected areas, rainfall run-off into waterways may
contain debris such as ash, soil, trees and rocks, and heavy rainfall increases
the potential for landslides and debris across roads.

Current Emergency Information is available at http://emergency.vic.gov.au
For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500.
Current Road and Traffic Information is available at the VicRoads website:
http://traffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au/

Weather Forecast:
For the latest weather forecast see http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts/

Next Issue:
The next flood watch will expire by 3:00 pm Wednesday 5 October 2016.

Flood Warnings, Flood Watches, River Height and Rainfall information are
available on the Bureau of Meteorology web site at
http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/flood/. Flood Warnings and Flood Watches for
Victorian Catchments are available on: Telephone Weather Service No. 1300
659217.

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