Qld cyclone

[basilio]

Hervey Bay copped a belting from the aftermath of Cyclone Alfred. Total flash flooding

Why ?
300 mm of rain in 2 hours.

Hervey Bay mayor questions why weather bureau failed to warn of flooding​

By Grace Nakamura, Grace Whiteside, Lucy Loram and James Taylor

• ABC Wide Bay
• Topicisaster Preparedness

39m ago39 minutes ago

The deluge broke records for the region, Ms Johnston said.

About 300 millimetres of rain fell within two hours from 5am on Sunday, causing widespread flash flooding and power outages across the Fraser Coast.

An emergency declaration was issued under the Public Safety Preservation Act.

Hervey Bay mayor questions why weather bureau failed to warn of flooding

About 300 millimetres of rain fell within two hours in Hervey Bay on Sunday. The mayor says the town was unprepared because of a lack of warnings.

www.abc.net.au

 

[qldfrog]

to be fair, both Higgins and Cornelius which I follow on FB pointed to the risk of heavy rain yesterday, today and we then got storms;
For us, rain came late at 4PM yesterday then 300mm+ O/N
99% moisture level for the last few days-> as soon as wind ease, storm forms and here we go again; it will not be blue sky for a while

 

[JohnDe]

 

[Dona Ferentes]

"I'm a local, I know this stretch, it's pretty flat"

 

[basilio]

Friend of mine who lives in Southport (Gold Coast) went for a walk on the beach yesterday.
Lot of work to come to restore any sort of beach.
This is a low tide walk.

 

[basilio]

The Gold Coast Mayor has announced he wants to get the Gold Coast flood/storm problems sorted by April.
Could be a number of pieces missing from jigsaw puzzle.

Mr Tate says there's a meeting happening at 1pm to get things going.

"The Gold Coast and, as the premier said, Queensland will be ready to make sure we welcome back Aussie tourists for the April holidays so we don't face economic disaster as a result of Alfred.
"And it will be a proud moment we can put all the jigsaw puzzle back and as good as ever."

 

[basilio]

Story on the ABC highlighting the damage to Gold Coast beaches and the determination to fix it all (or at least the most important bits by Easter. Apparently the beaches have lost 6 Million cubic metres of sand.

I suppose they have to guarantee the beaches will back by Easter if they want holiday makers to book in.

Gold Coast council working to restore eroded beaches by Easter after Cyclone Alfred damage​

• 
  By Julia André
• ABC Gold Coast
• Topic:Erosion

2h ago2 hours ago

Erosion has turned what once were gently sloping Gold Coast sands into a launch pad for this paraglider. (ABC Gold Coast: Dominic Cansdale)

In short:​

Six million cubic metres of sand have been eroded from Gold Coast beaches by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
The city's council wants the beaches restored by Easter to ensure tourism is not impacted.

What's next?​

"Rainbow" dredging operations will get underway within a week in a bid to return the beaches to normal.

Gold Coast council sets Easter deadline for beach repairs

Eighty per cent of the tourist strip's famous beaches have been carved away by Tropical Cyclone Alfred but the mayor says they will be back to their best for the Easter holidays.

www.abc.net.au