Weather Warnings - Flood Warning for SA
Final Flood Watch For The North West Pastoral District
Issued at 12:45 PM CDT on Friday 12 February 2021
Flood Watch Number: 3
FLOOD IMPACTS SUBSIDING
Storms and rain across northern parts of the North West Pastoral District are expected to ease during Friday.
In the 24 hours to 9am Friday, 109 mm was observed at Ernabella and 38 mm at Mount Barry.
The likelihood of heavy falls is decreasing but during the remainder of Friday a further 10-20 mm of rain may occur with possible isolated falls of 20-40 mm across northern parts of the North West Pastoral District.
Ponding and overland flow will ease during Friday and Saturday. Roads may have been impacted causing disruption to travel and transport.
Catchments likely to be affected include:
Eastern Great Victoria Desert
Warburton District Rivers
Eastern Great Victoria Desert:
Cancellation
Warburton District Rivers:
Cancellation
For the latest SA Warnings refer to www.bom.gov.au/sa/warnings
For more information on the Flood Warning and Flood Watch Service: www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml
South Australia Flood Watch catchment map: www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/image/BOM_Flood_Watch_Areas_map_SouthAustralia_2017.pdf
Flood Safety Advice:
For flood emergency assistance contact the State Emergency Service on 132 500.
For life threatening emergencies call Triple Zero (000) immediately.}
Next issue:
This is a final Flood Watch, no further watches will be issued for this event.
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