Bureau of Meteorology, Tasmania
Note: This Flood Watch is a “heads up” for possible future flooding and is NOT a Flood Warning.
Final Flood Watch for the Derwent
Issued at 10:48 am on Friday 26 July 2019
By the Bureau of Meteorology, Hobart.
Flood Watch Number: 5
No further flooding is expected in the Derwent River catchment.
A series of fronts have crossed the state in the past few days. Conditions have now eased statewide.
There is no significant rainfall forecast for the Flood Watch area during Friday or Saturday.
Strong and dangerous flows will continue to be a hazard over the next couple of days.
Catchments no longer at risk include: Derwent River.
Note: This Flood Watch is a “heads up” for possible future flooding and is NOT a Flood Warning. The Bureau of Meteorology does not provide a flood warning service for all of the catchments covered by this flood watch. For more information on the Flood Watch Service: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml
For the latest warnings see www.bom.gov.au/tas/warnings
For the latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/tas/flood
For the latest weather forecast see www.bom.gov.au/tas/forecasts
Flood Safety Advice:
FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.tas.gov.au
Road closure information is available at www.police.tas.gov.au
For emergency assistance call the SES on telephone number 132 500.
For life threatening situations, call 000 immediately.
Next Issue:
This is a final Flood Watch, no further watches will be issued for this event.
