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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Just looking at the Catherine riverbridge camera right now, it
looks like it's at about sixteen point five right now.
Major level is seventeen point five, so that is expected
at some stage today. Keep us up to date if
you're in Catherine and you want to let us know
what you can see. But we're heading across right now
(00:21):
and catching up with the Bureau of Meteorology and joining
us is Jess Lingard.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Good morning, Jess, Good morning, Katie, Jess.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
I tell you what we spoke about there potentially being
quite a bit of rain, and it's happened. Catherine all
lies on Catherine at the moment as those river levels rise,
and they've been smashed with rain in the last twenty four.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Hours, so honestly, they absolutely have. There's been some incredible
rainfall totals. I don't think any of us quite expected
that much. Doris Vale, crossing along the Daily River has
picked up in the last twenty four hours, has picked
up two one hundred and sixty millimeters of rainfall. So
(01:03):
that's just to the west of Catherine. A lot of
other places are a handful of other places that have
all seen over two hundred millimeters, including along the Stuart
Highway and then loads. You scroll down the list of
places that have all had triple digit falls and they
are all around that sort of southern Daily around the
(01:25):
Catherine district through the last twenty four hours, so a
lot of rainfall. We do still have a severe weather
warning at the moment for heavy rainfall. That is mostly
for the Daily district, but it does include parts of
the Carpenteria and the Arnham districts. It does not include
Catherine at this stage. The heavier falls are to the
(01:47):
northwest at the moment, but there still shower activity around Catherine. Now,
as you mentioned, that has had a significant impact on
the rivers around the top end. We do have eleven
warnings out across the across the territory. The large majority
of them are flood warnings. So we do have a
(02:08):
major flood warning for the Catherine River. We've got a
major flood warning for the Daily River, a major flood
warning for the Waterhouse River, and a flood warning for
the Roper River, the Nicholson River, and we also have
one more major flood warning for the Georgina River and
Air Creek. So pick A River there's probably a flood
(02:31):
warning out for it at the moment if not. The
rest of the area is covered under flood watches. To
get the latest information, please head to the bureau's website.
You just need to click on the Northern Territory and
it'll take you to the warnings and you can see
all of the warnings listed there. The big one is,
of course, I think the major warning for the Catherine
(02:54):
River flooding above the March two thousand flood levels are expect,
did it Catherine Bridge? From later today? I've been watching
the catching the webcam on the bridge. You're watching it
to creep a little higher, So please take care if
you are in that region. There are a few road
closures as well, so if you are going to be
(03:15):
traveling around, please make sure that your way ahead is
clear and please, please please do not drive through flooded roadways.
You are a metal box filled with air wearing four
rubber floats. It does not take much water at all
to wash a car away.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Very good advice, now, Jess. In terms of I mean,
if you go on the rain radar at the moment,
you can see there there is a heck of a
lot of rain about. It looks like we've sort of
got a massive amount coming for us in the next
hour or so. Are we expecting the same level of
rainfall is what's been experienced in other parts of the
(03:52):
Northern Territory over the last twenty four hours.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Look, I don't think their risk is as high as
we move further north, but I'm not going to say
no either. I'm having a look at the rainfall expectations
because the closer you are to the center of that
tropical low, the more likely we are to see that
heavier fall. So you know, another two to three hundred
millimeters is possible across the twenty four hours of today,
(04:20):
mainly through that daily district, but there is a chance
that we could maybe nudge a triple digit fall in
the Darwin area. It's really going to depend on where
that tropical low moves, how that rainfall sits, and where
those rainbands move over town as well. So I'm not
going to say that we're completely out of risk here
in town. And I do think it's really important that
(04:42):
everybody in the western parts of the top End is
paying attention to the forecasts and the conditions outside the window.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
Yeah, I absolutely agree with you and just encourage everybody
to jump on the securre Inte website. You can get
the latest info on there, and also make sure you
jump on the Bureau of Meteorology website and you can
see all of those warnings across the top End. At
the moment, Jess, I mean, obviously the forecast is it's
going to be bloody wet for the next couple of days,
(05:11):
But I mean, how long are we expecting this huge
amount of rain to stick around?
Speaker 2 (05:18):
So we should slowly start to see things easing across
the weekend as that tropical low continues to move in
a westerly direction. So still a potential for a fairly
wet day, if not a significantly wet day for western
parts of the top end Tomorrow. Again, we could easily
see falls of one hundred odd millimeters of rainfall all
(05:39):
the way from the way border up to Darwin. That
starts to slowly ease back to more rational levels on Sunday.
Still going to be a wet day on Sunday, though,
and then I think by the time we get into
next week, conditions will be much improved. That is only
going to say much improved from what's falling from the sky.
(06:01):
We are still going to be dealing with the flood
ramifications of this heavy rainfall for probably at least a week,
if not several weeks. You know, we know how slowly
the Daily River recedes. It is going to take some
time for all of this water to work its way
through the tributaries and into the main rivers and clearing
(06:21):
these systems. So this is not going to be a
quick resolution in terms of flooding, jess.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Are we expecting as well? I mean, like, for all
of the areas that are going to get a lot
of rain, are we expecting those real sort of squawly
showers or is it a little bit less.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
Wind Look, the winds don't look too bad at the moment,
generally fairly light from what I can see across the
Daily district. You know that they're sort of just general winds.
That's not to say there aren't schoolly gusts in there though,
So I would think that, you know, generally speaking, winds
(06:57):
will be okay. But then maybe I'm not going to
rule out the risk of potentially some squawlier conditions, especially
as we get to sort of through tomorrow and into
Sunday as well. Just as we see that that last
little you know, drags of the low moving past us.
Once we get into next week, I think we're more
in They're clear, Jess.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
I mean you've really talked us through the advice for
our listeners this morning, But you know, what is your
advice to territorians this morning. Obviously keeping an eye on
things on the Bureau's website, but it sounds like we're
going to get plenty of ray.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Yeah. Look, honestly that that is going to be the
main thing. If you've got the Bureaus app or the
Secure NTE app, those are going to be your go
to sites for getting information about what's going on. Obviously,
continue to listen to the radio as well throughout today
and across the weekend. But your safety is your responsibility
and just don't risk it. You know, if you're going
(07:53):
to be driving around, please nothing is worth risking your
life over. Please just stay clear of those flooded roadways.
And you know, it can wait till next week, whatever
it is, it can wait.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Spot on, Jessling guard really good to talk to you.
I'm not here on Monday, but it might be that
Sarah Pasley, who's filling in, is keen to have a
chat because I think all eyes are going to be
on the weather for the next couple of days. That's
for sure.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
Good plan. Yeah, definitely I'd be having to chat so
look forward to it.
Speaker 1 (08:21):
Then, lovely, Thank you so much, Jess, really appreciate your
time this morning.
Speaker 2 (08:26):
Thank you. Stay safe.
Just looking at the Catherine riverbridge camera right now, it
looks like it's at about sixteen point five right now.
Major level is seventeen point five, so that is expected
at some stage today. Keep us up to date if
you're in Catherine and you want to let us know
what you can see. But we're heading across right now
(00:21):
and catching up with the Bureau of Meteorology and joining
us is Jess Lingard.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Good morning, Jess, Good morning, Katie, Jess.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
I tell you what we spoke about there potentially being
quite a bit of rain, and it's happened. Catherine all
lies on Catherine at the moment as those river levels rise,
and they've been smashed with rain in the last twenty four.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Hours, so honestly, they absolutely have. There's been some incredible
rainfall totals. I don't think any of us quite expected
that much. Doris Vale, crossing along the Daily River has
picked up in the last twenty four hours, has picked
up two one hundred and sixty millimeters of rainfall. So
(01:03):
that's just to the west of Catherine. A lot of
other places are a handful of other places that have
all seen over two hundred millimeters, including along the Stuart
Highway and then loads. You scroll down the list of
places that have all had triple digit falls and they
are all around that sort of southern Daily around the
(01:25):
Catherine district through the last twenty four hours, so a
lot of rainfall. We do still have a severe weather
warning at the moment for heavy rainfall. That is mostly
for the Daily district, but it does include parts of
the Carpenteria and the Arnham districts. It does not include
Catherine at this stage. The heavier falls are to the
(01:47):
northwest at the moment, but there still shower activity around Catherine. Now,
as you mentioned, that has had a significant impact on
the rivers around the top end. We do have eleven
warnings out across the across the territory. The large majority
of them are flood warnings. So we do have a
(02:08):
major flood warning for the Catherine River. We've got a
major flood warning for the Daily River, a major flood
warning for the Waterhouse River, and a flood warning for
the Roper River, the Nicholson River, and we also have
one more major flood warning for the Georgina River and
Air Creek. So pick A River there's probably a flood
(02:31):
warning out for it at the moment if not. The
rest of the area is covered under flood watches. To
get the latest information, please head to the bureau's website.
You just need to click on the Northern Territory and
it'll take you to the warnings and you can see
all of the warnings listed there. The big one is,
of course, I think the major warning for the Catherine
(02:54):
River flooding above the March two thousand flood levels are expect,
did it Catherine Bridge? From later today? I've been watching
the catching the webcam on the bridge. You're watching it
to creep a little higher, So please take care if
you are in that region. There are a few road
closures as well, so if you are going to be
(03:15):
traveling around, please make sure that your way ahead is
clear and please, please please do not drive through flooded roadways.
You are a metal box filled with air wearing four
rubber floats. It does not take much water at all
to wash a car away.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Very good advice, now, Jess. In terms of I mean,
if you go on the rain radar at the moment,
you can see there there is a heck of a
lot of rain about. It looks like we've sort of
got a massive amount coming for us in the next
hour or so. Are we expecting the same level of
rainfall is what's been experienced in other parts of the
(03:52):
Northern Territory over the last twenty four hours.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Look, I don't think their risk is as high as
we move further north, but I'm not going to say
no either. I'm having a look at the rainfall expectations
because the closer you are to the center of that
tropical low, the more likely we are to see that
heavier fall. So you know, another two to three hundred
millimeters is possible across the twenty four hours of today,
(04:20):
mainly through that daily district, but there is a chance
that we could maybe nudge a triple digit fall in
the Darwin area. It's really going to depend on where
that tropical low moves, how that rainfall sits, and where
those rainbands move over town as well. So I'm not
going to say that we're completely out of risk here
in town. And I do think it's really important that
(04:42):
everybody in the western parts of the top End is
paying attention to the forecasts and the conditions outside the window.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
Yeah, I absolutely agree with you and just encourage everybody
to jump on the securre Inte website. You can get
the latest info on there, and also make sure you
jump on the Bureau of Meteorology website and you can
see all of those warnings across the top End. At
the moment, Jess, I mean, obviously the forecast is it's
going to be bloody wet for the next couple of days,
(05:11):
But I mean, how long are we expecting this huge
amount of rain to stick around?
Speaker 2 (05:18):
So we should slowly start to see things easing across
the weekend as that tropical low continues to move in
a westerly direction. So still a potential for a fairly
wet day, if not a significantly wet day for western
parts of the top end Tomorrow. Again, we could easily
see falls of one hundred odd millimeters of rainfall all
(05:39):
the way from the way border up to Darwin. That
starts to slowly ease back to more rational levels on Sunday.
Still going to be a wet day on Sunday, though,
and then I think by the time we get into
next week, conditions will be much improved. That is only
going to say much improved from what's falling from the sky.
(06:01):
We are still going to be dealing with the flood
ramifications of this heavy rainfall for probably at least a week,
if not several weeks. You know, we know how slowly
the Daily River recedes. It is going to take some
time for all of this water to work its way
through the tributaries and into the main rivers and clearing
(06:21):
these systems. So this is not going to be a
quick resolution in terms of flooding, jess.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Are we expecting as well? I mean, like, for all
of the areas that are going to get a lot
of rain, are we expecting those real sort of squawly
showers or is it a little bit less.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
Wind Look, the winds don't look too bad at the moment,
generally fairly light from what I can see across the
Daily district. You know that they're sort of just general winds.
That's not to say there aren't schoolly gusts in there though,
So I would think that, you know, generally speaking, winds
(06:57):
will be okay. But then maybe I'm not going to
rule out the risk of potentially some squawlier conditions, especially
as we get to sort of through tomorrow and into
Sunday as well. Just as we see that that last
little you know, drags of the low moving past us.
Once we get into next week, I think we're more
in They're clear, Jess.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
I mean you've really talked us through the advice for
our listeners this morning, But you know, what is your
advice to territorians this morning. Obviously keeping an eye on
things on the Bureau's website, but it sounds like we're
going to get plenty of ray.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Yeah. Look, honestly that that is going to be the
main thing. If you've got the Bureaus app or the
Secure NTE app, those are going to be your go
to sites for getting information about what's going on. Obviously,
continue to listen to the radio as well throughout today
and across the weekend. But your safety is your responsibility
and just don't risk it. You know, if you're going
(07:53):
to be driving around, please nothing is worth risking your
life over. Please just stay clear of those flooded roadways.
And you know, it can wait till next week, whatever
it is, it can wait.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Spot on, Jessling guard really good to talk to you.
I'm not here on Monday, but it might be that
Sarah Pasley, who's filling in, is keen to have a
chat because I think all eyes are going to be
on the weather for the next couple of days. That's
for sure.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
Good plan. Yeah, definitely I'd be having to chat so
look forward to it.
Speaker 1 (08:21):
Then, lovely, Thank you so much, Jess, really appreciate your
time this morning.
Speaker 2 (08:26):
Thank you. Stay safe.
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