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<blockquote data-quote="Vixen" data-source="post: 419022" data-attributes="member: 21839">It's good that damage has been less than feared but the authorities always paint the darkest picture, I guess to make us all feel better afterwards <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> It is good that they take no chances these days and evacuate.Down the coast in SEQ there have been lots of instances of flash flooding and evacuations. I have to say though that things were handled well with sandbags being made available to all low lying areas. All schools in my area at least were closed today with forecast possible rain of up to 400mm. As it happens we've had 100mm (4 inches) since 9am, and it seems to have stopped raining for the first time since yesterday. We now await the effects of TC Marcia which is forecast to drop up to 300mm rain on us over the weekend. We have localised flooding. The river has come up over 2m but needs to hit nearer 5m before it breaks it's banks, so a lull in the rain is all good news <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vixen, post: 419022, member: 21839"] It's good that damage has been less than feared but the authorities always paint the darkest picture, I guess to make us all feel better afterwards :D It is good that they take no chances these days and evacuate. Down the coast in SEQ there have been lots of instances of flash flooding and evacuations. I have to say though that things were handled well with sandbags being made available to all low lying areas. All schools in my area at least were closed today with forecast possible rain of up to 400mm. As it happens we've had 100mm (4 inches) since 9am, and it seems to have stopped raining for the first time since yesterday. We now await the effects of TC Marcia which is forecast to drop up to 300mm rain on us over the weekend. We have localised flooding. The river has come up over 2m but needs to hit nearer 5m before it breaks it's banks, so a lull in the rain is all good news :D [/QUOTE]

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