Canberra, November 12, 2012 : , Much of east Australia braces for strong rains, thunderstorms, and strong winds Friday, with authorities warning about flash flooding in the days ahead.Canberra, Nov 12, : A lot of eastern Australia has been bracing themselves for rainstorms and thunderstorms on Friday.Authorities are warning that there could be flash flooding over the next few days. Widespread regions throughout the states of New South Wales (NSW), Queensland, Victoria, South Australia (SA) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) were hit by pelting rain on Friday morning with the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) expecting the weather to continue wreaking havoc on the weekend, reports Xinhua news agency.
Widespread areas in the New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia states were affected by heavy rains on Friday.The Bureau of Meteorology, (BOM), expects the weather to continue wreaking havoc over the weekend.
Widespread rainstorms swept across the state of New South Wales (NSW), Queensland (SA), South Australia (SA), and the Australian Capital Territory.According to Xinhua, the Bureau of Meteorology was expecting more severe weather conditions on Saturday.
The deluges are being triggered by two weather systems clashing with a low-pressure system from SA sweeping east and hitting tropical moisture over Queensland and NSW.Two weather systems are triggering the deluges, one from SA and the other from SA.The low-pressure system is moving east to hit tropical moisture in Queensland and NSW.These deluges can be triggered by two weather system clashing with one another.A low-pressure from SA is blowing east, and tropical moisture is hitting Queensland and NSW.
The low-pressure system was expected to turn south later on Friday, leading to heavy rainfall throughout eastern Victoria.Heavy rainfall was predicted throughout Eastern Victoria as a result of the low-pressure system expected to move south on Friday.A low-pressure system is expected to shift south late Friday night, causing heavy rains in eastern Victoria.
The downpours are already setting November records.Already November is set by the downpoursIt is already November’s record-setting downpours.A tweet issued by BOM on Thursday afternoon noted that the NSW regional city of Dubbo experienced 40.2 mm of rain which bucketed down within about 30 minutes.BOM tweeted on Thursday afternoon that Dubbo, a regional NSW city, had received 40.2mm of rainfall.It rained for 30 minutes.BOM sent out a tweet on Thursday afternoon stating that Dubbo in NSW received 40.2 mm rain, which fell within 30 minutes.
The ferocious conditions are keeping emergency workers frantically busy responding to hundreds of distress calls, with the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) dealing with 10 flood rescues throughout Thursday night.
These harsh conditions keep emergency personnel busy responding to hundreds upon thousands of calls.The NSW State Emergency Service (SES), for example, dealt with 10 flood rescues on Thursday night.
Emergency workers are working overtime to respond to the hundreds of distress calls.On Thursday, 10 flood rescues were completed by the NSW State Emergency Service.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) Commissioner Greg Leach said the state was well-prepared to respond to such emergencies.Greg Leach, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner (QFES), stated that the state is well-prepared for such emergency response.
Greg Leach (QFES Commissioner) said that Queensland Fire and Emergency Services was prepared to handle such emergencies.
“We have deployed SES flood boats to various locations throughout the Darling Downs region, along with Fire and Rescue Service swiftwater crews,” Leach said on Thursday.
Leach stated that SES floodboats were deployed to several locations in the Darling Downs area, as well as Fire and Rescue Service swiftwater teams.Leach announced that SES floodboats have been deployed in various areas of the Darling Downs, and Fire and Rescue Service rapidwater crews.
“Another part of our capability is the use of a helicopter to transport technical rescuers with their equipment and drop them into locations that are difficult to access.””The helicopter can also be used to carry technical rescuers and their equipment to difficult-to-reach locations.””We also have the ability to use a helicopter for technical rescuers to be transported with their equipment, and dropped off at difficult access locations.
“It’s not too long ago that this helicopter was used to support bushfire fighting efforts, so it’s a reminder that Queensland’s weather can be volatile.”It’s been a while since this helicopter was used for bushfire relief efforts.This is a reminder of how unpredictable Queensland’s weather can sometimes be.”This helicopter has been used in support of bushfire fighting efforts not too long ago, so it serves as a reminder about how volatile Queensland weather can be #Eastern #Australia #receive #heavy #rainfall #thunderstorms
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