Tag: Bureau of Meteorology
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Hundreds call for help amid supercell carnage
Severe thunderstorms and widespread rain are set to lash large swathes of the country, bringing the chance of more destruction, drenchings and icy conditions into the week. A rain band, stretching from Tasmania to the tip of the Northern Territory, is set to sweep east across six Australian jurisdictions from Monday into Tuesday, the Bureau…
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Woman killed by lightning strike – and more storms on the way
A 21-year-old woman has died after she was struck by lightning on the Sunshine Coast Thursday. Queensland Ambulance confirmed multiple units were sent to the Cooroy Sporting Complex, near Noosa, at 5.14pm. A spokesman told InDaily the vehicles were sent to the scene, where they treated a woman with “life threatening” injuries. The woman was…
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Bureau ‘considering’ changes after website BOMs
Federal politicians have demanded an immediate review of the Bureau of Meteorology’s revamped website after residents reported feeling unprepared during recent storms. The bureau launched its controversial website on October 22, prompting Nationals Leader David Littleproud to criticise it as difficult to navigate and missing key tools relied on by farmers and rural communities. The…
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Meteorologists slam BoM after wild Qld storms
The weather bureau launched its first major website overhaul in 12 years last Wednesday, describing it as a “modern and sleek” redesign aimed at making weather updates clearer and easier to access. However, residents in storm-affected areas claim the site is difficult to use and left them with little warning ahead of Sunday’s deluges. Savage storms…
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Workers warned as BoM forecasts spring heatwave
Workers in Queensland’s resource sector have been given a warning, as a heatwave rolls across the state. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, an unseasonably warm spring has meant temperatures in most of the state have been 2 – 5C hotter than usual – with some areas reaching almost 10C above average. The BOM has…
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Warnings as blazes burn across Queensland
Bushfire conditions have eased today but the threat posed by fires burning across the state is continuing, according to the Queensland Fire Department. In an update this morning, the department said there were more than 60 fires still burning across Queensland, and multiple warnings in place. A fire that burned through more than 475 hectares…
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Flood-hit areas at risk from more rain as low zeroes in
Australia’s eastern states are in for another lashing of rain as a powerful low-pressure system develops off the coast with flood-weary regions a possible target. “Tuesday and Wednesday are the two biggest days in regards to rainfall and weather impacts,” the Bureau of Meteorology’s Angus Hines said. Hines said it would an anxious wait for…
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Community warned of flooding as river breaks banks
The northern Queensland community of Halifax is on alert for more flooding as a river breaks its banks after a days-long deluge. Triple-digit rainfall totals have battered the region for days, just a month after a flood emergency that killed two people and left 30,000 without power. On Thursday morning, the Lower Herbert River near…
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‘Here we go again’: More flooding for weary residents
Flood-weary North Queensland faces another flood warning as another bout of intense rainfall threatens towns just weeks after a natural disaster. Residents at Halifax, north of Townsville, were warned of major flooding from the Herbert River on Thursday morning. It followed an absolute drenching on Wednesday, with as much as 220 millimetres falling in just…
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Flood record on brink of sinking as rain misery goes on
Severe weather will continue to wreak havoc across Australia on Tuesday, with flooding reaching record levels in North Queensland and wild winds threatening to fan Victoria’s raging bushfires. Heatwave warnings are also in place for most states until Thursday— NSW, Victoria, SA, WA and Tasmania — with temperatures likely to reach the mid-40s in places.…