Millions of residents are in the firing line of powerful wind gusts and hazardous surf smashing the east coast just days after a wild weather system caused flood and storm damage across the state. An alert was issued to NSW residents from Wooli to Wattamolla to prepare ahead of damagingContinue Reading
Millions warned to “prepare now” ahead of powerful wind gusts and hazardous surf hitting the coast just days after flash flooding. Communities in Sydney’s north and west remain isolated after a “dangerous and life-threatening” weather event dropped more than 250mm on Friday night. An alert was issued about 10am onContinue Reading
Aerial footage has captured the moment a man was rescued from floodwaters while clinging to a submerged excavator west of Sydney, following a rain deluge that resulted in thousands being urged to evacuate immediately. Multiple flood warnings remain in place for catchments across NSW after hundreds of millimetres of rainContinue Reading
Thousands of Aussies have been warned to “evacuate now” or risk becoming trapped, as the east coast braces for “life-threatening” flash flooding and up to 300mm of rain falling in parts of the east coast. Dozens of flood warnings have been issued for catchments in NSW and Queensland as theContinue Reading
A powerful weather system is stirring over the east coast of Australia, with authorities warning of heavy downpours increasing flood risk, damaging wind gusts and erosive surf. Some parts of Southeast Queensland and eastern NSW could be hit by up to 300mm of heavy rainfall in the 48 hours fromContinue Reading
Meteorologists have warned a weather change could come with “quite a punch” on Wednesday as a possible southerly buster system rolls through New South Wales and temperatures plummet in Victoria. Meanwhile, the remains of ex-tropical Cyclone Megan continue to bring heavy and intense rainfall and possible flooding to the TopContinue Reading
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln is expected to redevelop and impact the northwest coast of Western Australia on Friday and Saturday. The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting the cyclone will move off the west Kimberly coast on Wednesday and move south-west towards the west Pilbara coast. Gales with damaging wind gusts ofContinue Reading
It’s looking more possible that a tropical low in Australia’s north could strengthen into a cyclone on Thursday or Friday, forecasters have warned. It comes after a freak storm on Tuesday left half a million homes and businesses without power in Australia’s south. As of Thursday morning, tens of thousandsContinue Reading
Queensland residents are being urged to brace for life-threatening severe weather events in what’s being hailed as the “summer of disasters” in the storm-battered state. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for western parts of the state as ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily continues to wreak havoc withContinue Reading
Tropical Cyclone Kirrily has been upgraded to a “severe” category 3 system as it tracks towards the Queensland coast, with thousands of residents now bracing for their worst fears of 170km/h wind gusts. The Bureau of Meteorology updated their advice about the freak weather system at 3pm AEST, which isContinue Reading