Olga's cyclone status may be gone, but she's certainly not forgotten. For the 11th day now, ex-TC Olga is continuing to bring heavy rain to the driest part of the whole country: outback towns across southwest QLD, northeast SA and northwest NSW.
In QLD, Thargomindah has picked up over 70mm in just 3 days and major flooding is now affecting Isisford, south of Longreach. With rivers rising across the southwest, major flooding is likely to affect Quilpie too. The desert deluge has also been spilling into neighbouring states. The upper north western part of NSW is on flood watch following over 70mm of rain in Tibooburra.
Meanwhile, South Australia's Moomba has picked up more than 90mm in the past 3 days- that’s more rain that the town picked up in all of 2009! A severe weather warning for flash flooding remains in place for the Northeast Pastoral district, potentially affecting stations along the Strzelecki Track and Arkaroola.
Olga’s outback rains are gradually spreading further south with moisture from Olga clipping a cold front crossing the southeast tomorrow. Widespread falls of 15-25mm are possible near the SA/VIC border and most of Victoria, NSW and Tasmania between Thursday and Friday. The Murray Basin is expected to receive its best rain in 3 months.
Sydneysiders are also getting a taste of the big wet with over 20mm for the coast and catchment overnight, and more on the way this week.
Good stuff, good sum up, but I'd like to see graphic sum ups - over time - showing rainfall build up and totals esp for river basins. And nerds like speculation - here's what has happened, here's what might - and what it all means history wise, impacts..... There is a quarter of a millions weather nerds waiting for a decent coverage, the market is wide open.
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