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Subject: Re: [OM] OT Brisbane floods
From: Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:58:27 -0500
Sorry to her about the troubles, glad you and yours are okay.

--Bob


On Jan 13, 2011, at 10:23 PM, Marc Lawrence wrote:

> As you suggest, we're uphill. Lots of low areas were flooded, but I
> don't think that much more in our local area than previous floods I've
> seen. Because the hills come close to the coast, the creeks often fill
> up quick, but empty (relatively) quickly too. There were lots of
> cut-off places (I think even Noosa was effectively cut off, which is
> not usual). Noosa River, as you know, does flood, but this was also
> made worse by the huge king tides too (which I've not seen so much in
> combination before). Areas around Tewantin and Noosaville were
> flooded, but I think possibly in terms they are somewhat familiar
> with. I'm riding my pushy to Tewantin in an hour or so, so I'll have a
> look. In relative terms, we were unaffected, aside from having Mum
> stay about a week longer than expected (she's heading down to my
> brother's in Ballina today, hopefully taking it easy on the roads).
> 
> Brisbane, of course, is a whole other story (then move on out to all
> the regions across the state, and it's pretty overwhelming to watch).
> I was just down at our local Coles supermarket, and there is no such
> thing as a fruit and vege section - just bare shelves, completely and
> utterly cleared of the last vegetable, fruit or herb, of any type.
> Likely some of this is panic buying, but also likely some from all the
> broken or stressed infrastructure of the entire state (not to mention
> crop damage). Milk's running low too, but the lady on checkout said
> that the milk suppliers are diverting limited supply to worst-affected
> areas (incl. hospitals and such). I'm pretty sure I can possibly, just
> barely, manage without my lattes if supply runs out (if this was
> Twitter, I'd be hashtagging "#noosaproblems" right about here ;) ). In
> relative terms, well, Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Gympie,
> Rocky, points west...it's all pretty bad, pretty shocking.  Some
> places are still hitting peak on their rivers. Goondiwindi's levee has
> never been strained so much, though it looks like the river might not
> peak as high as they said. It's currently steady at 60cm below top,
> whereas they were expecting 15cm below top with possibilities it'd go
> higher.
> 
> But me and mine...fine, no worries. Family in Cooran and Brisbane...fine too.
> 
> Cheers,
> Marc
> Noosa Heads, Oz

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