Rainfall registrations for the 24 hours to 9am for the North Coast, Mid North Coast and Hunter, Central Coast, and Sydney Basin. BoM

Heavy rain begins on NSW coast

[In preparation]

A rain event that would produce extensive flood damage on the North Coast began in earnest today with torrential overnight rain in the Tweed and Brunswick River Valleys and increasingly heavy falls south down the coast to Sydney. The cause continues to be a strong infeed of moist northeasterlies from the Coral Sea into a broad surface trough over QLD and NSW. The moist air is being forced to rise and condense its moisture into rain by a combination of uplift over the Great Divide, instability caused by colder-than-normal air aloft, and convergence into an upper low that was situated over NE NSW this morning but retreated into SE QLD this afternoon.

A nearly continuous line of storms and rain extended from Brisbane to north of Cairns this afternoon. Weatherzone

Storms and rain embrace QLD east coast

Thunderstorms developed along the Great Divide in QLD around midday today in the moist unstable airmass east of a surface trough lying through the inland. These moved east during the afternoon giving falls as high as 50 to 100mm around Mackay and Gladstone.

In the Pioneer Valley inland from Mackay, hail was reported, nearly 5,000 homes lost power following lightning strikes and there were falls of 40 to 60mm and up to 96mm at Greenmount for the 24 hours to 9am Wednesday. Farther south there were falls of 50 to 100mm from Rockhampton south to Gladstone and Bundaberg. Gladstone recorded 67mm for the 24 hours, while top falls were 111mm at Mimdale and 106.4 at Makowata, both about halfway between Gladstone and Bundaberg..

Quality control note: Data is complete, and has been visually checked by AWN for gross errors. Less obvious errors may remain.
Data is as received at 00:57EST, 28/10/2004.

45.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
44.2 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
43.5 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
43.3 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
43.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+17.8   38.8 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+16.3   39.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+14.2   36.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+14.0   39.6 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+13.7   38.5 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA

28.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.7 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
27.2 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+9.4   20.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+8.9   18.5 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+7.6   15.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.5   28.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+6.7   17.3 ESPERANCE Lower West WA

7.5 MOUNT GININI Goulburn/Monaro NSW
7.6 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
7.7 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
7.7 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW
8.4 OBERON (JENOLAN CAVES ROAD) C Tablelands S NSW

-10.0   15.5 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-9.8   7.7 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW
-9.7   16.5 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-9.5   15.0 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW
-9.4   9.3 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW

-1.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.3 MOUNT GININI Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-5.1   3.4 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-4.6   -0.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-4.4   2.6 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
-4.4   2.2 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
-4.3   2.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-4.3   0.7 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

223.0 BALLINA (CROWLEY VILLAGE) North Coast NSW
211.6 SPRINGBROOK TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
193.0 TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB North Coast NSW
185.5 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
180.0 SPRINGBROOK LOWER ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Cent Wheatbelt
61.6 AMERY ACRES

QUEENSLAND
    Wide Bay/Burnett
53.0 BUNDABERG AERO
    Brisbane/SE Coast
211.6 SPRINGBROOK TM
180.0 SPRINGBROOK LOWER ALERT
164.0 SPRINGBROOK ROAD
127.8 TALLOWOOD
100.6 GLENGAVEN
90.0 MT TAMBORINE ALERT
73.0 NERANG GILSTON RD
70.0 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT
68.8 COOLANGATTA AIRPORT
63.0 HINZE DAM
63.0 BEECHMONT ALERT
54.0 CLEARVIEW ALERT
53.0 HINZE DAM ALERT
52.9 KINGFISHER BAY RESORT

NEW SOUTH WALES
    N Tablelands E
56.0 LOWER CREEK (CEDAR PARK)
    North Coast
223.0 BALLINA (CROWLEY VILLAGE)
193.0 TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB
185.5 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK)
176.0 UKI (TWEED RIVER)
175.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
157.0 BOAT HARBOUR (ROUS RIVER)
118.5 EUNGELLA (OXLEY RIVER)
115.0 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM)
106.0 MURWILLUMBAH (TWEED RIVER)
80.0 SANDSTONE HILL
53.0 NASHUA (WILSONS RIVER)
    MidNorth Coast N
94.0 BOWRA SUGARLOAF
82.0 GLENREAGH GENERAL STORE
81.0 MAJORS CREEK (MOPARRABAH (PARRABEL CREEK
80.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO
73.9 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET)
71.6 BELLBROOK (MAIN STREET)
67.0 BELLBROOK (MACLEAY RIVER)
66.2 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
61.8 MACKSVILLE COUNTRY CLUB
60.0 UPPER DARKWOOD
55.4 LOWANNA (GRAFTON ST)
    MidNorth Coast S
127.4 OLD BAR (MOLONG RD)
125.8 FORSTER BEACH CARAVAN PARK
114.0 WOOTTON
109.0 CABBAGE TREE MOUNTAIN
96.0 TAREE AIRPORT AWS
94.4 UPPER LANSDOWNE (OLIVE HILL)
92.0 LORNE (LORNE ROAD)
88.8 WAUCHOPE (COMMERCE ST)
87.3 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)
85.6 UPPER PAPPINBARRA (HILLCREST)
85.4 TAREE (RADIO STATION 2RE)
81.2 KILLABAKH
78.6 KINDEE BRIDGE (HASTINGS RIVER)
74.0 BUNGWAHL
72.0 CRAWFORD RIVER (CRAWFORD)
64.8 ROCKS CROSSING (NOWENDOC RIVER)
60.0 BULAHDELAH POST OFFICE
54.2 SEAL ROCKS (SUGARLOAF POINT LIGHTHOUSE)
53.2 GLOUCESTER POST OFFICE
    Hunter Valley
72.6 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS
69.0 WYONG (MOUNT ELLIOT)
66.0 WYONG (OLNEY FOREST)
65.0 UPPER CHICHESTER (SIMMONDS)
57.2 CLARENCETOWN (MILL DAM FALLS (WILLIAMS R
56.6 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS
52.0 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE
51.2 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD)
    C Tablelands S
56.2 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD)
54.0 FAULCONBRIDGE TM
51.0 VALLEY HEIGHTS (SUN VALLEY RD)
    Sydney--east
90.0 WEST PYMBLE (WYUNA ROAD)
73.0 MARSFIELD (WILLANDRA VILLAGE)
67.8 TURRAMURRA (KISSING POINT ROAD)
67.8 BELROSE (EVELYN PLACE)
64.0 CHATSWOOD BOWLING CLUB
63.0 ST IVES (RICHMOND AVENUE)
57.0 CASTLE COVE (ROSEBRIDGE AVE)
55.2 TERREY HILLS (TERREY HILLS RESERVE)
    Sydney--west
75.2 BEROWRA (GOODWYN ROAD)
70.0 CASTLE HILL ARV
60.0 NORTH ROCKS (MUIRFIELD GOLF CLUB)