#VIC #Flood #Corp Minor Flood Warning for the Kiewa River Issued at 8:42 am EST on Tuesday 15 July 2014 In the 24 hours to 9AM Tuesday no significant rainfall has been recorded in the Kiewa River catchment. Rainfall totals of 15-25mm are forecast for the remainder of Tuesday, falling as snow above 1300 metres. With the forecast rainfall stream rises are expected along the Kiewa River with the possibility of minor flooding redeveloping late Tuesday into Wednesday. Mongans Bridge The Kiewa River at Mongans Bridge is below the Minor Flood Level (2.4 metres). The Kiewa River at Kiewa is below the Minor Flood Level (3.3 metres). Bandiana The Kiewa River at Bandiana fell below the Minor Flood Level (2.7 metres) early Monday afternoon. With the forecast rainfall renewed rises to around the Minor Flood Level are expected overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. In the interests of community safety the SES suggests the following precautions: Dont walk, ride or drive through floodwater, Dont allow children to play in floodwater, Stay away from waterways and stormwater drains, and Keep well clear of fallen power lines Current Emergency Information is available at ses.vic.gov.au For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500. Current Road and Traffic Information is available at the VicRoads website: traffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au/ The SES advises that rainfall run-off into waterways in recent fire affected areas may contain debris such as soil, ash, trees and rocks. People in fire affected areas should also be alert to the potential for landslide and debris on roads. Weather Forecast: For the latest weather forecast see bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts Next Issue: The next Flood Warning will be issued by 9AM Wednesday 16 July 2014. Latest River Heights: Location Height of River Date/Time of Observation Kiewa R. at Mongans Bridge 1.32m steady 07:30 AM TUE 15/07/14 Kiewa R. at Kiewa Main Channel 2.46m steady 07:30 AM TUE 15/07/14 Kiewa R. at Kiewa Anabranch 0.45m steady 07:30 AM TUE 15/07/14 Yackandah Ck. at Osbornes Flat 1.01m steady 07:30 AM TUE 15/07/14 Kiewa R. at Bandiana 2.51m falling 07:30 AM TUE 15/07/14 Flood Warnings, Flood Watches, River Height and Rainfall information are available on the Bureau of Meteorology web site at bom.gov.au/vic/flood/. Flood Warnings and Flood Watches for Victorian Catchments are available on: Telephone Weather Service No. 1300 659217. Issued by The Bureau of Meteorology To ensure you are viewing the latest information please visit bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDV36620.html
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 06:18:46 +0000
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