Soooooo, how's this weather?

[RustyCage]

hottest day every in sydney on record yesterday

Imagine being at the BDO there yesterday. Crikey.

went to the BDO here a couple of years ago when it was 43, you didn't really notice the heat

[Bully]

they spray everyone with water dont they?

[Bully]

tornado alert for SE QLD

[CENTURION]

tornado alert for SE QLD

good, hopefully it destroys Cubbie station.

[Bully]

tornado alert for SE QLD

good, hopefully it destroys Cubbie station.

good?

[CENTURION]

tornado alert for SE QLD

good, hopefully it destroys Cubbie station.

good?

only if it destroys Cubbie Station, yes!

[Bully]

circled in picture - Doppler radar (wind), seeing rotation there - TORNADO

blue colours towards radar, orange yello is away from radar

[Bully]

Well it is happening again here in Brisbane

Not as bad as 2011, but still some properties under water. Eagle st is partial under water, some underground carparks are also underwater.
Inner city suburbs - Milton, Jindalee, Auchenflower, toowong are preparing for the peak of the Brisbane river tonight, and tomorrow midday. Brisbane CBD peak is 2.6 meters (jan 2011 was 5.6). Outer suburbs of, oxley, Rocklea should prepare for another flood
Ipswich peak of the bremer will be 15 Mtrs (jan 2011 was 19).
Not as bad, but still another flood.

Bundaberg is on near evacuation of the north of the city, 9mtr peak for the river there (highest on record)

To think this time last week i was praying for rain as it was baking hot!! Thunderstorm warning just been issued for SE QLD

Warrego Highway between Brisbane and toowoomba is cut in 2, Gympie is isolated and cut off in both directions.

Here we go again

[Bully]

Due to the floods, flood water has contaminated SE QLDs water treatment plants, and SE QLD could run out of fresh water within the week coming.

[therisingblues]

Due to the floods, flood water has contaminated SE QLDs water treatment plants, and SE QLD could run out of fresh water within the week coming.

Has that happened before? I'd imagine it to be a logistical nightmare getting water to so many people in a flooded area. No doubt they'll achieve it, Australia is a well developed country and all, in some parts of the world such an event would lead to an epidemic.

[Interceptor]

Due to the floods, flood water has contaminated SE QLDs water treatment plants, and SE QLD could run out of fresh water within the week coming.

Has that happened before? I'd imagine it to be a logistical nightmare getting water to so many people in a flooded area. No doubt they'll achieve it, Australia is a well developed country and all, in some parts of the world such an event would lead to an epidemic.

I don't remember it happening in 2011.
Though people were stripping supermarkets of bottled water supplies (and a lot of other things) back then.

[Bully]

didnt happen in 2011

I do rememkber doing a job in coles on the 11th of january 2011 at 730am, stores open up here at 8am, and within 10 minutes of the store opening up, all bread and milk was gone . People went into a panic buy in Brisbane.

[Interceptor]

They're saying the silt content of the flood water is 4x that of 2011.
The water processing plants can't cope, so there's water restrictions for a couple of days until the system flushes further.

[CENTURION]

with any luck, some will get into The Culgoa & down The Darling.

[Booney]

with any luck, some will get into The Culgoa & down The Darling.

It would have had to have fallen on this side of the Great Dividing Range, yes?

[CENTURION]

with any luck, some will get into The Culgoa & down The Darling.

It would have had to have fallen on this side of the Great Dividing Range, yes?

most hasn't, unfortunately, hopefully the storm cell might dump* some of its load on this side.

[Booney]

with any luck, some will get into The Culgoa & down The Darling.

It would have had to have fallen on this side of the Great Dividing Range, yes?

most hasn't, unfortunately, hopefully the storm cell might dump* some of its load on this side.

Might be heading out over the ocean by now, I would think. Would have been nice to see another massive amount head down the Murray-Darling system.

[CENTURION]

IF it could get past Cubbie bloody Station!

[mighty_tiger_79]

what a nice cool change its been today with a few drops of rain

[therisingblues]

with any luck, some will get into The Culgoa & down The Darling.

It would have had to have fallen on this side of the Great Dividing Range, yes?

most hasn't, unfortunately, hopefully the storm cell might dump* some of its load on this side.

How ambitious would it be to build a tunnel from the side of the GDR that always gets flooded to the Murray/Darling catchment area? I have no idea, (please don't quote that) but I have seen wonders of engineering here in Japan, if I can I'll dig up some figures on how long some of their tunnels are. I think the Great Tunnel Irrigation Scheme would need a massive pump also.
The benefits would be enormous though, eh? The place that has too much water relieves itself by pumping it to a system that doesn't have enough. Farms, orchards, livestock and city reservoirs would all get replenished during the season they need it most, and the old Murray gets a good wash for health's sake.
Too ambitious, or is the time ripe?