Heavy rain across New South Wales is causing dams to spill with Warragamba expected to overtop later today – raising the prospect of major floods.
With significant rain received in the past 24 hours, Avon, Cordeaux, Nepean and Woronora dams have started to spill.
Warragamba could spill as soon as tomorrow afternoon.
Read more: https://t.co/up4QfTdWh7— WaterNSW (@WaterNSW) July 2, 2022
The volume of water is hard to appreciate but the speed with which the situation developed has surprised experts:
OMG. Now:
Menangle Weir: 235,000 ML/day
Camden Weir: 112,000 ML/day
Mount Hunter Weir: 85,000 ML/day
Wallacia Weir: 57,000 ML/day
And another 35,000 ML/day now joining it from Warragamba to give Penrith: 80,00 ML/day. We’re in for another big flood.— Stuart Khan (@stukhan) July 2, 2022
Now 137,000 ML/day coming out of Warragamba and Penrith flowing at 154,000 ML/day. So this water is now well on its way to the usual impact areas around Richmond and Windsor.
— Stuart Khan (@stukhan) July 2, 2022
I don’t speak math (so please check my figures) but that is roughly equivalent to 54,800 Olympic swimming pools flowing out of Warragamba dam a day and 94,000 Olympic swimming pools spilling from Menangle Weir.
Good Morning
Welcome to the Guardian live blog on a rather damp Sunday morning.
Evacuation orders have been issued for residents of Sydney’s south-west and central coast as the state continues to be battered by torrential rains. The State Emergency Service has responded to over 1,000 calls overnight and the Australian defence force remains on standby to assist.
WaterNSW is reported that with significant rain over the last 24 hours, Avon, Cordeaux, Nepean and Woronora dams have started to spill, with Warragamba dam expected to overtop as early as Sunday afternoon.
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has offered the family of Labor MP Jane Garrett a state funeral after she died from breast cancer at the age of 49. Garrett, elected in 2010, was diagnosed with cancer in 2016 and announced last year she would not be standing for re-election in 2022.
I’m Royce Kurmelovs and I’ll be bringing you all today’s events. It’s easy to miss stuff, especially when things get busy, so if you spot something happening in Australia and think it should be on the blog, you can find me on Twitter at @RoyceRk2 where my DMs are open.
Let’s get going.
Stay connected with us on social media platform for instant update click here to join our Twitter, & Facebook
We are now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@TechiUpdate) and stay updated with the latest Technology headlines.
For all the latest Covid-19 News Click Here
