Northern Territory Emergency Service NT EMERGENCY SERVICE MESSAGE: Advice

27/11/2024

NT EMERGENCY SERVICE MESSAGE: Flood Advice

TYPE: Flood

RIVER: FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN THE BARKLY

LOCATION/S AFFECTED: BARKLY

ALERT LEVEL: Advice - An incident has started. There is no immediate danger. Stay up to date in case the situation changes.

THIS IS UPDATE #: 2

INFORMATION CURRENT AS AT: 10:31 am CST on Wednesday 27 November 2024

RISKS FACED BY PEOPLE IN THE AREA:

You may become isolatedLivestock and other animals and pets may become isolatedFast flowing flood water can contain objects that may injure or trap youFlood water may contain toxic waste, chemicals and dangerous animals

ACTION STATEMENTS:

Prepare your household emergency plan and kit nowStay informed by following SecureNT on Facebook or listen to ABC Local RadioMonitor conditions via [http://www.bom.gov.au/nt/warnings]Avoid the area – do not enter flood watersFor emergency service in floods, storms or cyclones call 132 500

ADVICE TO THE PUBLIC: A trough will move into central districts from today. This trough will lead to possible heavy rainfall from thunderstorms in central districts until it weakens around Saturday.

Daily widespread totals of 15 - 40 mm are possible from Wednesday to Friday with isolated heavier falls. Some locations in the flood watch area may receive over 100 mm across the 3-day period.

Many roads, and possibly primary and secondary highways may be affected with accumulated rainfall over the next few days. Some communities and homesteads may become isolated. Check road conditions before travelling.

Catchments likely to be affected include:

Barkly

For more information:

• For all warnings, visit Secure NT [https://securent.nt.gov.au/] website regularly or listen to ABC local radio

• For weather information, visit the Bureau of Meteorology [http://www.bom.gov.au/nt/?ref=hdr]

• For the latest river heights, visit Latest River Heights for the Northern Territory Rivers [http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDD60022.html]

• For power outage information, visit the Power and Water [https://www.powerwater.com.au/] website

• For traffic and road closure information, visit the Road Report NT [https://roadreport.nt.gov.au/] website

The next Flood Watch will be issued by 11:00 am CST on Thursday 28 November 2024.

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