Tasmanians are urged to be ready for heavy, locally intense rainfall, damaging winds and potential flooding as an intense weather system continues to affect the state today, particularly in the north and north west.
Emergency services are well prepared, with a State Operations Centre and two Regional Operations Centres stood up to monitor, prepare and respond to the weather event.
Tasmania SES Acting Director, Leon Smith, said “The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has advised that this a significant rain event that will impact the north and north west of the state until Friday morning.”
The Bureau has a current Severe Weather Warning which forecasts heavy rainfall which may lead to flash flooding for northern Tasmania today. Locally intense rainfall which may lead to dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding is also likely over inland parts of northwest Tasmania during this period particularly about the western Tiers.
“It’s so important that people listen to the warnings and take action to keep themselves safe.”
“Remember that Tasmania Police has advised that if you are in the affected area, you should reconsider non-essential travel. This is important to minimise traffic on the roads and for the safety of motorists.”
Trees are likely to come down as a result of the forecast for damaging winds, adding to the treacherous conditions.
Everyone needs to be aware of the forecast and the current weather conditions and make final preparations to their property if it is safe to do so. It’s possible that properties in some areas of north and north western Tasmania may become isolated during the weather event.
You need to review your household emergency kit and flood emergency plan, including evacuation triggers, and move livestock to higher ground.
If predicted rainfall patterns reach forecast levels, townships across northern Tasmania will be impacted such as Railton, Latrobe, Wivenhoe, Burnie, and Sheffield will be impacted,” said Acting Director Smith.
“This is a dynamic situation of significance that we are monitoring, but inevitably we will see flooding in some areas within the forecast areas over the coming days.
SES has issued Watch and Act flood warnings for the Forth River, Mersey River, Meander River, North Esk River, Redwater Creek, Leven River, Western Creek, Dampers Creek, Mole Creek and Lobster Rivulet and an Advice flood warning has been issued for part of the North Esk River.
Flooding to 2016 levels may be possible across the North and North West Tasmania, in addition there is the potential for flooding around Ouse and the Derwent River if the rainfall continues to move southward.
Areas that may see inundated properties and blocked access routes include:
• Latrobe
• Railton
• Forth
• Deloraine
• Kimberley
• Mole Creek
• Chudleigh
• Forth below Wilmot
• Mersey from Liena to Latrobe
• North Esk from Corra Linn to Tamar, and
• Ouse
“I encourage the community to keep up-to-date with the weather and flood warnings from the official emergency sources – including warnings on the TasALERT and Bureau of Meteorology sites
“Utilise resources on the SES website and plan to make decisions safely. This is forecast to be an event of significance and emergency services are prepared to assist the community.
“If you have any concerns about the current situation, make a decision to leave early.”
The State Emergency Service received three Requests for Assistance, however these issues were minor and only required advice (eg, water leaking through a light fixture), and people are encouraged to be aware of the preparation resources available on the SES website.
SESは、次の情報源からさらに詳しい情報を検索し、最新情報を入手することを奨励しています。
· http://www.bom.gov.au/tas/warnings/ 最新の天気予報と警報については、こちらをご覧ください。.
· https://www.alert.tas.gov.au/ – 現在の洪水警報とアドバイスについては.
· https://www.ses.tas.gov.au/ - 準備方法、洪水・避難計画の策定についてのアドバイス
· https://www.police.tas.gov.au/community-alerts/ 通行止めのため
大雨や洪水が発生した場合：
· 家族や隣人、特に支援を必要としている人たちが、状況を把握し、対策を講じているか確認してください。.
· 子供たちを注意深く見守ってください。.
不要な移動を最小限にする。.
· 浸水した場所には決して立ち入ったり、車で通過したりしないでください。また、運転中は倒木や電線など、道路上の瓦礫に注意してください。.
· ペットや家畜の管理.
鉄砲水に備えてください。.
停電に備えましょう。.
ABCラジオを聴く。.
ヘルプが必要な場合：
· Call SES on 132 500 for flood and storm-related emergency assistance.
· Dial Triple Zero (000) in a life-threatening emergency.
Advice regarding a Media Conference and further update will be provided mid morning.
日付： 2022年10月13日 連絡先 メディア・コミュニケーション 電話 61732424