Byron Bay flooding

2022 - 3 - 29

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Lismore and Byron Bay flooded as weather system tracks south ... (The Guardian)

Rainfall totals in excess of 400mm in 24 hours caused widespread flooding in the northern rivers region, with 16 evacuation orders current at 5pm Wednesday for ...

“We’ve moved [our remaining possessions] all upstairs and we tried to put things wherever we could on nails up in the roof cavity. Evans’s house was inundated on 28 February. She was only given a couple of hours to evacuate in the early hours of the morning. Anastacia Gunn and her mother-in-law, Carol Evans, visited the digital gauge measuring the CBD river level in Lismore several times on Tuesday to examine the fast-flowing river for themselves, explaining they didn’t want to “just rely” on the Bureau of Meteorology. “I can only tell you what went on in my small world here, but, within six hours, this place was emptied thanks to the support of the volunteers, thanks basically to the angels who just arrived,” he said. “People were concerned when the Lismore CBD evacuation order was lifted because there was still a lot of rain about in the region.” “There was certainly more preparation than there was a month ago and obviously there were a lot less people in the areas that needed evacuating,” Saffin said. “If not for that peak just a month ago, this in and of itself would be a record flood for the city of Lismore and that area.” “The only reason we’ve opted to stay in our car instead of in our house is because it’s causing too much trauma for our children, one who was also in the floods,” Belinda Walker said. South Lismore residents Belinda Walker and her husband, Mick, waited on the outskirts of Lismore on Wednesday morning after evacuating for the second time in as many weeks. “The flash flooding in Byron and surrounds is incredible,” Lyon told 2GB on Wednesday morning. “To put this in perspective, the prior record for the Wilsons River was 12.17 metres,” Cooke told reporters on Wednesday afternoon. In Lismore, the Wilsons River passed 11.37 metres and was still rising, with NSW authorities expecting it to reach a peak of 12 metres overnight.

Byron Bay CBD under water for most of the day amid widespread ... (ABC News)

The district received 300mm of rain in the last 24 hours, leading to flash flooding of an intensity locals say they've never seen before.

Most of it fell overnight in a relentless downpour and there was a metre of water through the CBD. About 300 millimetres of rain has been recorded in the Byron Bay district in the last 24 hours. Byron Bay CBD under water for most of the day amid widespread flooding in northern NSWBy

Grim warning for Byron Bay residents as flood emergency continues ... (Daily Mail)

Concerns are growing for the future of the popular holiday town Byron Bay as destructive flash flooding and damaging winds continues to wreak havoc in ...

In welcome news for Byron Bay, (pictured) heavy rain is set to ease on Thursday after the area was pounded with 300mm in just 24 hours Thousands of residents in the Northern Rivers region and the Mid North Coast remain unable to return to their homes on Thursday. Twenty evacuation orders remain in place in both regions with the NSW minister for emergency services warning of a tough 24 to 36 hours ahead on Wednesday. Ballina's current mayor Sharon Cadwallader said it had been a 'wild night' of rain and that flash flooding had cut off roads in and out of the town A woman is believed to be missing in floodwaters in Lismore, after the regional city had its levee breached for the second time in weeks. Floodwaters inundate a road in Lismore where swathes of residents have been forced to evacuate their homes for the second time in a month Ballina's current mayor Sharon Cadwallader said it had been a 'wild night' of rain and that flash flooding had cut off roads in and out of the town. In welcome news for Byron Bay, heavy rain is set to ease on Thursday after the area was pounded with 300mm in just 24 hours. Concerns are growing for the future of Byron Bay as destructive flash flooding continues to wreak havoc in the popular holiday town (pictured, people walk through floods on Wednesday) Jonson Street, a popular main road in Byron's CBD, (pictured) has been completely inundated as residents flee the area known to many as coastal paradise The weather event has dumped up to 400mm of rain within a 24-hour period on the region, with floodwaters engulfing entire homes and businesses on Wednesday morning. Concerns are growing for the future of Byron Bay as destructive flash flooding continues to wreak havoc in the popular holiday town.

Byron Bay, Lismore flooding: Tourist hotspot inundated as floods hit ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Severe weather conditions are expected to continue for weeks to come, with a dozen flood evacuation orders already in place across NSW.

“Everyone’s exhausted,” he said. “We ask for people not to drive through floodwaters and to stay away from these environments,” he said. “The hardest thing for these people is they have spent weeks and weeks cleaning and getting rid of all the flood mud, sanitising and addressing the mould issue,” he said. “Now you’ve got to virtually start all of that process from the start again.” “When you have a look at the rainfall, no one could have predicted some of the amounts we have seen,” NSW Acting Premier Paul Toole said. “I know for many of you it must feel that this flooding emergency will never end, but I can assure you that there is light at the end of the tunnel.”

Entire town submerged in nightmare floods (NEWS.com.au)

The Northern NSW town of Lismore has once again been hit with catastrophic flooding, with fears the wet weather event could repeat itself in just a few ...

Yesterday, the main street of Byron were seen submerged. In the very early hours on Wednesday, Lismore residents had to be re-evacuated, despite previously being told it was safe to return home. Stream more news on the floods with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. Motorists have also been repeatedly told to never drive into flood waters. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. As the Northern Rivers town of Lismore is once again hit with a deluge of rain, one resident has blasted the “disappointing” response from SES and BOM.

Byron Bay residents wake to find famous tourist town flooded (Sky News Australia)

Byron Bay locals have woken to find their picturesque town inundated by floodwaters from torrential rainfall that is set to cause more devastation across ...

This is the centre of Byron Bay right now. Stream more news on the floods with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. Byron Bay Mayor Michael Lyon described flooding in the town as "unprecedented" in this "part of the town". The Bureau of Meteorology predict the Wilsons River to peak as low as 11m and up to 11.4m - similar to the 2017 flood event. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. "The flash flooding in Byron and surrounds is incredible," he said.