good luck to all the QLDers and our Nomad family in the forthcoming days - be safe and just ake your biggest moan is that your flip flops floated away:)
Its a real pity all this wet weather isn't getting far enough to inland QLD to help all the drought affected farmers.
In WA, wed be happy with just some decent rain, both on the coast and in the wheat belt area where it is so dry from lack of rain
Joe50 said
12:37 AM Feb 20, 2015
Thanks all for your thoughts and well wishes. Things are still pretty quiet at 11.30pm but no doubt will intensify tomorrow.
Cheers
Joe
sandsmere said
06:25 AM Feb 20, 2015
Thanks Phillip, I did mean North. Changed now.
Big Gorilla said
07:34 AM Feb 20, 2015
This is the latest. Now expected to cross coast near St. Lawrence at 9 a.m. this morning.
Has crossed the coast at Stanage Bay just north of Shoalwater bay. 50mkms or so north of Rockhampton.
I feel for the people of Stanage a very small town and great fishing spot.
Now for the flood rains.
Happywanderer said
09:40 AM Feb 20, 2015
Blue Skies in Bundaberg, Hervey Bay and Maryborough at the moment. Might not last long that way.
Dunmowin said
09:47 AM Feb 20, 2015
as at 8.00am (Qld time)
Dunmowin said
10:44 AM Feb 20, 2015
as at 9.00 am Qld Time and 10.00 am Qld Time
-- Edited by Dunmowin on Friday 20th of February 2015 11:32:22 AM
Gerty Dancer said
11:33 AM Feb 20, 2015
So scary... hope all of folk up there are ok. Sheba is there, best wishes to you, stay safe. I have family there too, haven't heard from them today, hope that's because they are busy battening down.
Pejay said
12:49 PM Feb 20, 2015
What lovely weather for ducks! Seriously though we have been having continuous rain since yesterday, and guess it will continue for a couple more days. The jetty here on Bribie Island has been closed by the authorities and there is minor flooding along the passage due to the high tide. Don't think we will venture over to the beach side though. For everyone in both Qld and northern NSW please take care.
Edit: from 6am yesterday (Thursday) to 5.30am this morning (Fri) we had 90mls, and now to 11.50am we have had another 52ml. Methinks we are for more to come.
-- Edited by Pejay on Friday 20th of February 2015 12:54:21 PM
Krusty said
01:00 PM Feb 20, 2015
I'm in Agnes on a bush block with a Shouse. Well wooded (I'm clear from trees though) and
Krusty said
01:02 PM Feb 20, 2015
Oops, again. Should get hit but prepared. Everyone in its path as well take care.
Krusty
sandsmere said
08:54 AM Feb 21, 2015
Steady rain and some wind all night at Hivesville. Rain has now stopped and wind has died down.
We had 93mls rain overnight and might get a shower or two today, but I think we have seen the last
of Marcia here.
Hope the coastal areas don't get hit too hard.
Dunmowin, you should have some water in those dams now.
jules47 said
09:34 AM Feb 21, 2015
Sandsmere -thanks for info re Hivesville - thought you were joking when you posted it first - haaahaaa!
Raining steadily in the northern suburbs of Brisbane -lucky for us not parked on grass.
Dunmowin said
10:28 AM Feb 21, 2015
sandsmere wrote:
Steady rain and some wind all night at Hivesville. Rain has now stopped and wind has died down.
We had 93mls rain overnight and might get a shower or two today, but I think we have seen the last
of Marcia here.
Hope the coastal areas don't get hit too hard.
Dunmowin, you should have some water in those dams now.
View from the house, yes, one of the dams is full, the big one still has a long way to go. We have to walk up the hill to see our cows this morning, owner told us not to even take the 4WD up. We had 67 ml overnight - thought there would have been more.
Jenzarl said
11:23 AM Feb 21, 2015
We have had over 300mls since this event started on Thursday with moderate flooding in the usual suspect but mostly below minor.
In Maroochydore it will spill over onto roads at High Tide but it will often do that with a High tide
Dunmowin said
11:28 AM Feb 21, 2015
Has anyone heard from Sheba yet? Where exactly is she?
jules47 said
11:49 AM Feb 21, 2015
Sheba is at Emu Park(?)- MyVan is in Gracemere - will try and contact them today.
Has not stopped raining since early last night! We are on Strathpine Road, very busy, very,very wet - and still there are idiots out there speeding!
Ame25 said
11:51 AM Feb 21, 2015
Dunmowin wrote:
Has anyone heard from Sheba yet? Where exactly is she?
Hi Dunmowin Sheba lives just outside Yeppoon and My Van lives at Gracemere just out of Rocky. Hope they are both safe and haven't sustained too much damage. Colleen
PeterS said
11:53 AM Feb 21, 2015
We live in Albany Creek and had 220mm yesterday & about 50mm so far today. It should pass over us by 13:00 or so today!!
Here's hoping!!
Cruising Cruze said
11:57 AM Feb 21, 2015
@ PeterS
Maybe you are just as lucky as us In Hervey Bay
Nothing special beside a bit more wind
We woke up again like yesterday with full sunshine
I must say we had a bit of rain overnight
Cheers John
Happywanderer said
12:06 PM Feb 21, 2015
I txt Sheba earlier with no reply. She did have some grey nomads staying there the other day. I think Onto and Joe with numbers after their names.
I did read on one of facebook emergency pages Telstra was allowing free use of their phone boxes as all other communications were out. Guessing they have no phone or internet.
Peterpan said
04:47 PM Feb 22, 2015
I PM'd Sheba on the 22nd. Still haven't had a reply. Parts of Lakes Creek road were flooded, but more and more are being opened for
traffic. I see MY Van has posted, so he seems to be ok. Bit worried about Sheba's no reply tough.
Kevin
-- Edited by Peterpan on Sunday 22nd of February 2015 04:47:59 PM
Dunmowin said
04:51 PM Feb 22, 2015
Yes, I hope sheba is OK.
Sandsmere, we went for a drive to Hivesville, thought the markets were on today, but perhaps we missed out. Saw a shed with a caravan, then realised there were lots of blocks with sheds with caravans. which one is you? Big round trip Murgon to Hivesville via Silverleaf, back through Wondai, then up to Boat Mt and home to Manyung. Only one road with water over the road. All creeks running well, area is beautifully green.
sandsmere said
08:20 AM Feb 23, 2015
G'day Dunmowin,
Sorry we missed you. the markets were cancelled because of the weather.
We have a green steel shed with 2 roller doors at the front and a 3 metre awning down the RH side.
Also an orange container and a small garden shed.
The van is parked in front of the shed.
In the area about 200 metres behind the pub.
Joe50 said
01:04 AM Feb 24, 2015
Thanks for your thoughts and good wishes. We survived relatively unscathed despite the carnage of downed trees and broken limbs and branches surrounding us. My Hino suffered a broken window, dented awning housing and smashed solar panel, but there were plenty of near misses so I think I got out of it fairly lightly. Still no power but mobile phones and wireless internet were restored late yesterday. Both Sheba and Peter & Sue (Ontos45) are fine.
Cheers
Joe
Sheba said
10:49 PM Feb 27, 2015
Thanks for your concern every-one. As you can see, You're not rid of me yet. We are all OK here, Joe50, Ontos45, and myself. Power just came on here tonight a couple of hours ago now. Have had none since last Friday. Therefore, no water, and no phones or internet either. Didn't have reception for Mobiles most of that time too. Sent a couple of messages from the top of the hill at the Emu Park Golf Course. Often seem to manage reception there, when you can't get out elsewhere.
As I've said elsewhere, we had minimal damage here, [if you don't count the number of trees massacred] compared to what happened to others.
Needed traffic lights here some-times, there were so many people coming to check on us all. Police, SES, Red Cross, Fieries, Excell Care, Ergon, and a couple more , but I can't remember what they were called. Sometimes they came twice a day. They were from all over Qld. I think the only ones we didn't see were the Army.
Its a real pity all this wet weather isn't getting far enough to inland QLD to help all the drought affected farmers.
In WA, wed be happy with just some decent rain, both on the coast and in the wheat belt area where it is so dry from lack of rain
Cheers
Joe
Thanks Phillip, I did mean North. Changed now.
This is the latest. Now expected to cross coast near St. Lawrence at 9 a.m. this morning.
Has crossed the coast at Stanage Bay just north of Shoalwater bay. 50mkms or so north of Rockhampton.
I feel for the people of Stanage a very small town and great fishing spot.
Now for the flood rains.
as at 8.00am (Qld time)
as at 9.00 am Qld Time and 10.00 am Qld Time
-- Edited by Dunmowin on Friday 20th of February 2015 11:32:22 AM
What lovely weather for ducks! Seriously though we have been having continuous rain since yesterday, and guess it will continue for a couple more days. The jetty here on Bribie Island has been closed by the authorities and there is minor flooding along the passage due to the high tide. Don't think we will venture over to the beach side though. For everyone in both Qld and northern NSW please take care.
Edit: from 6am yesterday (Thursday) to 5.30am this morning (Fri) we had 90mls, and now to 11.50am we have had another 52ml. Methinks we are for more to come.
-- Edited by Pejay on Friday 20th of February 2015 12:54:21 PM
Steady rain and some wind all night at Hivesville. Rain has now stopped and wind has died down.
We had 93mls rain overnight and might get a shower or two today, but I think we have seen the last
of Marcia here.
Hope the coastal areas don't get hit too hard.
Dunmowin, you should have some water in those dams now.
Raining steadily in the northern suburbs of Brisbane -lucky for us not parked on grass.
View from the house, yes, one of the dams is full, the big one still has a long way to go. We have to walk up the hill to see our cows this morning, owner told us not to even take the 4WD up. We had 67 ml overnight - thought there would have been more.
We have had over 300mls since this event started on Thursday with moderate flooding in the usual suspect but mostly below minor.
In Maroochydore it will spill over onto roads at High Tide but it will often do that with a High tide
Has anyone heard from Sheba yet? Where exactly is she?
Has not stopped raining since early last night! We are on Strathpine Road, very busy, very,very wet - and still there are idiots out there speeding!
Hi Dunmowin Sheba lives just outside Yeppoon and My Van lives at Gracemere just out of Rocky. Hope they are both safe and haven't sustained too much damage. Colleen
We live in Albany Creek and had 220mm yesterday & about 50mm so far today. It should pass over us by 13:00 or so today!!
Here's hoping!!
Maybe you are just as lucky as us In Hervey Bay
Nothing special beside a bit more wind
We woke up again like yesterday with full sunshine
I must say we had a bit of rain overnight
Cheers John
I did read on one of facebook emergency pages Telstra was allowing free use of their phone boxes as all other communications were out. Guessing they have no phone or internet.
I PM'd Sheba on the 22nd. Still haven't had a reply. Parts of Lakes Creek road were flooded, but more and more are being opened for
traffic. I see MY Van has posted, so he seems to be ok. Bit worried about Sheba's no reply tough.
Kevin
-- Edited by Peterpan on Sunday 22nd of February 2015 04:47:59 PM
Yes, I hope sheba is OK.
Sandsmere, we went for a drive to Hivesville, thought the markets were on today, but perhaps we missed out. Saw a shed with a caravan, then realised there were lots of blocks with sheds with caravans.
which one is you? Big round trip Murgon to Hivesville via Silverleaf, back through Wondai, then up to Boat Mt and home to Manyung. Only one road with water over the road. All creeks running well, area is beautifully green.
G'day Dunmowin,
Sorry we missed you. the markets were cancelled because of the weather.
We have a green steel shed with 2 roller doors at the front and a 3 metre awning down the RH side.
Also an orange container and a small garden shed.
The van is parked in front of the shed.
In the area about 200 metres behind the pub.
Cheers
Joe
Thanks for your concern every-one. As you can see, You're not rid of me yet.
We are all OK here, Joe50, Ontos45, and myself. Power just came on here tonight a couple of hours ago now. Have had none since last Friday. Therefore, no water, and no phones or internet either. Didn't have reception for Mobiles most of that time too. Sent a couple of messages from the top of the hill at the Emu Park Golf Course. Often seem to manage reception there, when you can't get out elsewhere.
As I've said elsewhere, we had minimal damage here, [if you don't count the number of trees massacred] compared to what happened to others.
Needed traffic lights here some-times, there were so many people coming to check on us all. Police, SES, Red Cross, Fieries, Excell Care, Ergon, and a couple more , but I can't remember what they were called. Sometimes they came twice a day. They were from all over Qld. I think the only ones we didn't see were the Army.
So thanks again,
Cheers,
Sheba.