Manly Dam

2022 - 3 - 8

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Sydney floods: two found dead, roads inundated, homes and ... (The Guardian)

Streets become rivers amid shocking deluge as Manly Dam spills and Roseville bridge flooded, with evacuation orders covering more than a dozen suburbs.

“We got about a metre and a half of water, it’s the second time in three days, it’s been absolutely crazy,” Testa said. Sydney itself has had its wettest start to any year, with 821.6mm as of Tuesday morning, well ahead of the nearest rival period in 1956, a Weatherzone meteorologist said. “We had a guy walking through last night, with water up to his neck. My daughter had to walk through knee-deep water to get out as she was in the hall.” Other rivers, including the Hawkesbury-Nepean, were flooding at levels exceeding last week and surpassing March 2021. Many residents could only watch on as the water swallowed up their homes and cars. Nearly 900 people were in temporary accommodation. Rainfall totals in the next six hours could be between 70mm and 100 mm. “But it is what it is. At Mackellar girls campus in Manly Vale, students watched cars float past the windows in deep water. Roseville Bridge, which crosses Middle harbour, was inundated, trapping cars and causing major delays. Thirteen people have died in Queensland’s floods.

Manly dam spills, Sydney's Northern Beaches swamped on day of ... (9News)

Residents in low-lying areas around Manly Dam on Sydney's Northern Beaches have been warned to prepare to e...

A car park in Brookvale had about two feet of water in the bottom of it, and water rose to the rim of wheels of vehicles on the nearby streets. Pittwater Road in Manly was swamped, causing cars to float on the Roseville Bridge. Major flooding is continuing today in the Hawkesbury area, with Hawkesbury River water levels in Windsor expected to peak around midday.

Manly Dam has spilled, putting thousands on flooding alert: Here's ... (ABC News)

A warning that an unused dam in Sydney's northern beaches could overflow has left residents on high alert. Here's what happened.

He advises anyone in low-lying areas or near dams and rivers to have an evacuation plan ready to go. Since then, rain has continued to batter Sydney with flash flooding across Sydney's west, south-west, and north-west as well as the northern beaches, with heavy rain likely to continue till early on Wednesday. The current amber level means the SES is continuing to monitor the inflow of water into that dam. But while the details were confirmed, SES spokesperson Greg Nash says they received word that "the data was not actually quite as high as anticipated". "The rain and thunderstorms have not finished yet," SES Commissioner Carlene York said. An hour later, after a drop in water levels, the warning was downgraded to amber and nearby residents were told to be ready to evacuate.

Manly Dam spills as Sydney flooding strikes Northern Beaches ... (Daily Mail)

Authorities said Manly Dam on Sydney's Northern Beaches started spilling over on Tuesday afternoon as the east coast is battered by more torrential rain and ...

'Even if the rain does stop on Wednesday and Thursday, which it will, there's still a lot of water in these rivers.' At least 150mm of rain is forecast to fall across Sydney on Tuesday, as residents in the city's south and southeast are urged to evacuate their homes immediately as floodwaters continue to rise (pictured, a flooded petrol station in Camden on Tuesday) Both the Northern Beaches and neighbouring lower north shore were hit by landslides, with NSW Fire and Rescue warning of a large section of road and retaining wall washed away on Deepwater Road in Castle Cove. Entire roads were out of action in nearby Freshwater and Manly, while at least two cars were stranded in a flooded section of the 50ft-high Roseville Bridge - which connects the region to the rest of Sydney. Manly Dam on the Northern Beaches started spilling over on Tuesday afternoon as the east coast is battered by more torrential rain and the city is blasted by gale-force winds. - Thousands of residents and 800 homes are at risk of the dam overflows

NSW Premier flags pending evacuation order from Manly Dam spill (Business News Australia)

Amidst ongoing expectations for floods throughout NSW from its northern to southern borders, there are now 59 evacuation warnings in place affecting 40000 ...

"It’s important to note that these estimates of the cost of this severe weather event are preliminary, and likely to rise as more damage assessments are conducted." "Moving onto the Hunter we have major flooding on the Wollombi Brook River at Bulga...then that's going to move towards the Singleton area with major flooding as we move into Wednesday, with minor flooding possible in the Maitland area." "We've seen some flash flooding in that part of the world, and that's likely to move further north in the coming days and we do have warnings there for intense rainfall that is unfortunately likely to lead to life-threatening and dangerous flash flooding." "Since 9 o'clock this morning this morning, we've seen 50 to 100 millimetres in the northern suburbs of Sydney, and that is now pushing up towards the Central Coast," Narramore said. Dean Narramore from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) urged the public to stay up-to-date with all the latest warnings as this "dangerous and rapidly evolving flood situation continues to impact our highly populated regions of the Central Coast, Sydney Metropolitan and down into the Illawarra". "We also know that there is a pending evacuation order coming for many people as a result of the Manly Dam spill that will affect 800 homes and 2,000 people," the NSW Premier said.

Manly hit with evacuation warning as dam spills (Sky News Australia)

Premier Dominic Perrottet has told Northern Beaches residents to be ready to evacuate as Manly Dam spills - with 800 homes and 2,000 people in the firing line - ...

“We don’t want anybody in any area right across our state… The Premier and the SES Commissioner both urge residents to follow the evacuation orders and listen to the warnings as the situation develops. “With all the ongoing rain in large part of the catchment, we can continue to see these rivers increase as we move into the night and into tomorrow.” A red alert was in place earlier in the day but as waters in the dam subsided the warning was downgraded. Premier Dominic Perrottet on Tuesday afternoon revealed residents on the Northern Beaches were about to be ordered to evacuate as the Manly Dam begins to overflow. Premier Dominic Perrottet has told Northern Beaches residents to be ready to evacuate as Manly Dam spills - with 800 homes and 2,000 people in the firing line - as Sydney experiences its 15th consecutive day of rain.