Weather Warning

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, New South Wales This Flood Watch provides early advice of possible flooding within the specified catchments. Initial Flood Watch For Parts Of The Northern Rivers And North West Slopes In New South Wales Issued at 03:51 PM EDT on Friday 28 March 2025 Flood Watch Number: 2 MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF THE NORTHERN RIVERS AND NORTH WEST SLOPES FROM LATE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND A low pressure system in western Queensland extends a trough towards the northern interior of NSW. This system is forecast to track southeast across eastern NSW between Friday and Sunday. Coastal catchments in the Flood Watch area are wet. Inland catchments are relatively dry. Moderate to heavy rainfall is forecast across the Flood Watch area for the remainder of Friday through to Saturday, with locally heavy rainfall possible. There is some degree of uncertainty over the exact location and timing of the heaviest falls. Localised river level rises, and flash flooding are likely within the areas of heaviest rainfall. This weather system has the potential to cause minor flooding in the Flood Watch area from late Friday into the weekend. Flood Classes (minor, moderate, major) are only defined for catchments where the Bureau provides a flood warning service. Catchments likely to be affected include: Tweed and Rous Rivers Brunswick River and Marshalls Creek Richmond River Clarence River Orara River Upper Macintyre River Gwydir River Macintyre River Peel River Namoi River Castlereagh River Flood warnings are current for the following catchments: Wilsons, Richmond, Bellinger, Paroo and Warrego For the latest flood and weather warnings see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/ For the latest rainfall and weather forecasts see www.bom.gov.au/australia/meteye/ For the latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood Flood Safety Advice: FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.nsw.gov.au For emergency assistance call the SES on telephone number 132 500 For life threatening emergencies, call 000 immediately This Flood Watch means that people living or working along rivers and streams must monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings and be ready to move to higher ground should flooding develop. Flood Warnings will be issued if Minor Flood Level is expected to be exceeded at key sites along the main rivers for which the Bureau of Meteorology provides a flood warning service. Severe Weather Warnings will be issued or updated if very heavy rain is forecast or observed. For more information on the Flood Watch Service: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml} Next issue: The next Flood Watch will be issued by 02:30 pm EDT on Saturday 29 March 2025.