Goondiwindi Region Floood Update #16 - Goondiwindi Town - 3 December 2021

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) have this evening [Friday] again issued a major flood warning for Goondiwindi, with a peak of 10.7 m. BoM are expecting the peak on Saturday morning and that it will be prolonged in nature.

Local intel on river behaviour gives us confidence that this flood will be well within the Goondiwindi town levee bank and unlikely to reach the same 2011 peak and already appears to be starting to level out.

The Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG) continue to plan for all eventualities.

The 24-hour quad bike levee bank monitoring will continue until after the peak has passed.

The LDMG will continue to monitor the situation closely and provide communication to our residents.

Residents should be aware that the official BoM electronic readings of the Macintyre River heights at Goondiwindi differ by approximately 15 cm lower compared to the visual markers at the Macintyre Bridge. All official flood planning, predications and communications reference the official BoM electronic readings, and this has been the case since before the 2011 flood event. BoM – official river heights website - http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/flood/border.shtml

STAY INFORMED, BE AWARE, NOT ALARMED

Emergency Contact Details

• Life Threatening Emergencies – telephone triple zero (000)

• SES – 132 500

Keep up to date with rainfall and river conditions: http://www.bom.gov.au/qld

For the latest road conditions and weather warnings for the Goondiwindi Region, visit http://dashboard.grc.qld.gov.au

Remember: If it's flooded, forget it.