Northern Territory Emergency Service NT EMERGENCY SERVICE MESSAGE: Advice

26/11/2024

NT EMERGENCY SERVICE MESSAGE: Flood Advice

TYPE: Flood

RIVER: FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN THE BARKLY

LOCATION/S AFFECTED: Initial Flood Watch for the Barkly district

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

THIS IS UPDATE #: 1

INFORMATION CURRENT AS AT: Issued at 11:04 am CST on Tuesday 26 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 cross southern districts on Tuesday and move into central districts on Wednesday. This trough will lead to possible heavy rainfall from thunderstorms as it moves into central districts during the latter half of this week.

Daily widespread totals of 15 - 40 mm are possible from Wednesday to Friday, with very isolated falls of more than 100 mm across the flood watch area.

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 Wednesday 27 November 2024.

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