Weather News
Monday April 3, 2017
Cyclone Debbie: Rockhampton braces as Fitzroy River heads toward 2011 flood level
09:32 EST
Expected flood levels in the central Queensland city of Rockhampton have been revised down, with the Fitzroy River only expected to reach 9 metres on Wednesday.
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NSW floods: Murwillumbah family brave deep water to save horse
08:22 EST
Two men who saved a horse from drowning at Murwillumbah have said they thought the animal would die in their arms through the night.
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Cyclone Debbie flooding clean-up underway in Logan, south of Brisbane, after river peaks
07:15 EST
Flood-ravaged areas in Logan, south of Brisbane, are cleaning up after the region's river peaked at levels not seen since 1974.
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Floodwaters sweep away house minutes after family rescued from roof
07:14 EST
A family has been saved from the roof of their home on the northern Gold Coast minutes before it was swept away in floodwaters.
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Whitsunday Islands 'back in the game' after weathering Cyclone Debbie
07:09 EST
Tour boats are back on the water in the Whitsunday Islands less than a week after Cyclone Debbie unleashed its fury on north-east Queensland.
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NSW floods: Meet the heroes of Murwillumbah, a tiny town with a big heart
06:48 EST
Murwillumbah did not stand a chance.
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Cyclone Debbie: Rockhampton residents prepare for record-breaking flood
00:28 EST
Authorities are doorknocking residents in Rockhampton in central Queensland, warning them to leave low-lying areas ahead of a potentially record-breaking flood this week.
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NSW floods: Lismore, Tweed Heads residents cleared to return as water subsides
00:27 EST
The New South Wales State Emergency Service (SES) has cleared people to return to their homes and businesses in Lismore, as flood waters recede in the stricken city.
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Sunday April 2, 2017
NSW floods: People driving through Lismore to look and laugh as locals band together to clean up
16:10 EST
As a Lismore local, Joanne Hourigan grew up with floods.
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SA thawing out after recent chill
16:01 EST
Despite a cool end to the month, March turned out to be warmer than summer in parts of South Australia and another warm spell is about to begin.
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Cyclone Debbie: Third person dies as flood crisis continues for NSW and Queensland
13:35 EST
Residents have been warned the deadly flood situation left by ex-Cyclone Debbie is not over in New South Wales and Queensland, as the clean-up continues.
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Tasmania chilling
13:18 EST
Many people in Tasmania woke up to frosty conditions this morning as overnight temperatures dipped below freezing.
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Flooding from Cyclone Debbie leaves towns reeling as Rockhampton prepares for inundation
12:21 EST
Clean-up in the flood devastated regions of northern NSW has begun, but Rockhampton residents have several nights of restless sleep and anxious days of waiting ahead of them.
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Cyclone Debbie: Dingo Beach residents tell stories of survival as wait for help continues
11:00 EST
As Cyclone Debbie approached the Queensland coast, Dean Springbett tucked himself into bed and brought something with him.
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Flood fallout from Cyclone Debbie stretches across two states, clean-up efforts begin
09:44 EST
The effects of ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie are continuing to be felt across Queensland and northern parts of New South Wales.
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Cyclone Debbie: Residents prepare to clean up storm-ravaged areas, as SES urges people to heed safety warnings
09:18 EST
Three people remain missing in Queensland as Logan in the state's south-east gets ready to clean-up after what has been
Thousands were forced to flee low-lying parts of Logan, Beaudesert and the northern Gold Coast on Friday after hundreds of millimetres of rain caused unprecedented river rises and flooding.
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Cyclone Debbie: Logan flooding worse since 1974, body found in waters
01:02 EDT
The body of missing man Nelson Raebel has been pulled from floodwaters at Eagleby, south of Brisbane.
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Saturday April 1, 2017
Cyclone Debbie: Rockhampton faces biggest flood since 1954, 3,000 homes at risk
19:06 EDT
Rockhampton residents have been told to prepare for the city's worst flood since 1954, with the Fitzroy River predicted to peak at 9.4 metres on Wednesday.
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NSW floods: Two dead, evacuation orders issued as waters move south
17:04 EDT
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejikilian has pleaded with locals to heed SES warnings as the threat from the state's deadly flood crisis moves south from the stricken city of Lismore.
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Cyclone Debbie flood emergency continues across south-east Queensland
16:30 EDT
Residents in some low-lying parts of Logan, south of Brisbane, are again being asked to consider leaving their homes as the flood emergency caused by ex-Cyclone Debbie continues.
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NSW floods: Residents clean up, take stock of loss after record water levels
15:59 EDT
As the rivers hit their mid-day peaks in northern New South Wales communities in flood crisis, local residents begin to sift through their sodden possessions and assess the damage to their homes.
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NSW floods: Danger not yet passed for NSW and parts of SEQ as clean up continues
15:46 EDT
New South Wales is bracing for further devastation as flood waters remain high, with the prospect of more damage on the way.
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Cyclone Debbie: Communities struggling to reach emergency services say 'nobody came to see us'
14:04 EDT
Cyclone and are returning to their homes and assessing the damage, but some residents say they feel they have been forgotten.
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The turning of the rain: dry to encroach on wet
13:56 EDT
March has been wet for the southeast coast.
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Heavy snow and blizzard conditions to hit Melbourne!
09:56 EDT
After a run of particularly chilly nights, Melbourne is in for some interesting weather over the next week.
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Two dead in NSW, south-east Qld faces massive clean-up as flooding wreaks havoc on east coast
05:43 EDT
Two people are dead and tens of thousands are unable to return to their homes in northern New South Wales and south-east Queensland amid ongoing flooding caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
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Cyclone Debbie: Airlie Beach and Proserpine locals pull together despite lack of power, water
01:02 EDT
Many parts of the Whitsunday coast in north Queensland are still without power and running water, several days after Cyclone Debbie tore through the region.
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Friday March 31, 2017
Northern NSW bearing brunt of ex-Cyclone Debbie as Queensland faces massive clean-up effort
23:39 EDT
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from towns in northern New South Wales and south-east Queensland as "unprecedented" flooding from ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie continues.
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NSW floods: One dead, 20,000 evacuated as water inundates Murwillumbah, Lismore
20:56 EDT
A body has been found on a property in northern New South Wales, where a flood emergency has seen 20,000 people evacuated.
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Cyclone Debbie hits Queensland farmers hard, hundreds of millions in crops lost
20:15 EDT
The full extent of the agricultural losses in north-east Queensland has started to emerge as communication and access to farmers is gradually restored.
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Cyclone Debbie flood threat continues in south-east Queensland with swollen rivers and creeks
20:08 EDT
Floodwaters continue to threaten communities throughout south-east Queensland, a day after ex-cyclone Debbie swept through the region.
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NSW flooding: Lismore ordered to evacuate, Murwillumbah residents stuck on roofs
18:18 EDT
About 20,000 people have been evacuated, while 10,000 are without power and safe water supply after northern New South Wales was inundated by severe flooding today.
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Western Australia's inland lakes become breeding grounds for thousands of waterbirds
16:36 EDT
Western Australia's northern desert region has been transformed into a breeding ground for thousands of waterbirds following a record-breaking wet season.
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Cyclone Debbie: Evacuations in Gold Coast, Logan, Beenleigh amid record floods
15:33 EDT
Thousands of residents in low-lying areas of the northern Gold Coast, Logan, and Beaudesert have fled their homes as torrential rain from the remnants of Cyclone Debbie hits local rivers.
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Drone project aims to deliver rapid disaster response after cyclones
13:57 EDT
As flooding from ex-tropical cyclone Debbie continues to lash parts of Queensland and New South Wales, a new research project is examining how drones can help in disaster recovery.
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NSW flooding: Photos reveal devastation in Lismore and Murwillumbah
12:31 EDT
Major floods have hit the New South Wales far north coast, with Murwillumbah and Lismore, the main areas hit.
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NSW flooding: 'Biggest floods in 50 years' inundate north coast farms
12:22 EDT
Northern New South Wales farmers are reporting the biggest flood they have seen in more than 50 years.
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Debbie's reign coming to an end
11:44 EDT
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie is finally moving away from Australia today after causing a trail of destruction from central Queensland to northern New South Wales this week.
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Cyclone Debbie: Brisbane drenched as system moves through south-east Queensland
11:38 EDT
Brisbane received a major drenching from ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie, with schools and businesses closed as the storm unleashed its fury on south-east Queensland.
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Cyclone Debbie: Whitsundays residents told to boil water due to potential health risks
01:41 EDT
Residents in the Whitsundays in central Queensland have been urged not to drink tap water for the next few days due to health risks.
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Cyclone Debbie: Northern NSW residents urged to evacuate as strong winds hit south-east Qld
01:41 EDT
Residents in northern New South Wales have been ordered to evacuate ahead of "unprecedented" flooding, and south-east Queensland has been hit by damaging winds and heavy rain.
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Cyclone Debbie: Big wet brings widespread flooding to SE Queensland, northern NSW
01:26 EDT
Heavy rain is wreaking havoc across Queensland and northern NSW as the remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie move south.
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Thursday March 30, 2017
Brisbane weather: Conditions may worsen for south-east Queensland overnight, BOM says
23:09 EDT
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie's reign is not yet over, authorities say, with warnings severe weather may worsen for south-east Queensland overnight.
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NSW floods: Evacuation orders, warnings for Lismore, Tweed Heads for 'unprecedented event'
21:57 EDT
Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate areas of northern NSW, with the SES warning of "unprecedented" flooding in the region, including in the city of Lismore and around Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads.
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Ex-Cyclone Debbie has hit south-east Queensland: see how much rain she dumped today
20:12 EDT
After laying waste to the north Queensland coast, ex-Cyclone Debbie has unleashed a torrent of rain on south-east Queensland, causing flash flooding and putting the region in lockdown.
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Cyclone Debbie photos capture trail of destruction across north Queensland
19:51 EDT
Queenslanders awoke to survey the full extent of Tropical Cyclone Debbie's destruction.
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Cyclone Debbie: Bull shark found washed up near Ayr
19:12 EDT
A bull shark has been found a long way from home in north Queensland as residents emerged to begin the clean-up after Cyclone Debbie.
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Brisbane weather: Big wet proving tough for residents including Rosalie man
18:32 EDT
Unrelenting rain associated with ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie has caused Rosalie resident Frans Vogels to lose property from under his house in Brisbane's inner west, the fourth time floods have inundated his property in eight years.
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Major Flooding spreading across QLD and NSW
18:26 EDT
Countless locations are seeing Major Flooding from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie, including Lismore, Murwillumbah and Chinderah.
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Power restored in Top End after storm sweeps through Darwin, Palmerston
18:10 EDT
More storms are expected following a severe thunderstorm that caused power outages on Darwin's outskirts as well as parts of Palmerston overnight.
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Weather News
Cyclone Debbie: Rockhampton braces as Fitzroy River heads toward 2011 flood level
09:32 EST
Expected flood levels in the central Queensland city of Rockhampton have been revised down, with the Fitzroy River only expected to reach 9 metres on Wednesday.
NSW floods: Murwillumbah family brave deep water to save horse
08:22 EST
Two men who saved a horse from drowning at Murwillumbah have said they thought the animal would die in their arms through the night.
Cyclone Debbie flooding clean-up underway in Logan, south of Brisbane, after river peaks
07:15 EST
Flood-ravaged areas in Logan, south of Brisbane, are cleaning up after the region's river peaked at levels not seen since 1974.
