February 28, 2010
1230 utc
Australian Infrared Satellite
Monsoonal Showers are not drizzle, okay?
Darwin and Rural Forecast (click here)
Issued at 4:40 pm CST on Tuesday 2 March 2010
Warning Summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday Evening
Cloudy with one or two monsoonal showers. Light winds.
Precis: Monsoonal showers.
Forecast for WednesdayCloudy with a few showers. Light winds before an afternoon westerly seabreeze.
Precis: A few showers.
Darwin: Min 25 Max 32
Rural: Min 24 Max 33
UV Alert 9:00 am to 4:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 16 [Extreme]
Thursday Few showers. Min 25 Max 33
Friday Afternoon shower or storm. Min 25 Max 34
Saturday Afternoon shower or storm. Min 25 Max 35
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am CST Wednesday.
Flooded Queenslanders bid to return home (click title to entry - thank you)
March 3, 2010 - 2:34AM
AAP
Hundreds of Queenslanders evacuated to emergency centres because of flooding will be hoping flood waters subside and they can return home on Wednesday.
People were evacuated to Charleville's showgrounds after more that 60 per cent of the southwestern town was inundated on Tuesday.
Others were taken to the RSL Hall in Roma after the waters defeated sandbagging efforts and Bungil creek continued to rise.
Both towns were declared disaster areas on Tuesday after torrential rains.
Thirty patients were flown to Brisbane as Charleville hospital was closed due to rising floodwaters.
Charleville received 145mm of rain in 24 hours to 9am (AEST) on Tuesday, and Roma 133mm.
Quilpie mayor David Edwards said the town had received almost its yearly rainfall average of 300mm in three days.
