Severe Weather Warning for Hervey Bay
The Bureau of Meteorology issued the following Severe Weather Warning at 4.55am this morning.
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
for Damaging Winds, Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding, and Dangerous Surf for the southern Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett, and Southeast Coast districts.
Synoptic situation: A low pressure system is developing NE of the Capricorn coast at present and is expected to move towards the coast by Saturday.
Damaging winds with gusts to 95 km/hr are expected about coastal and island communities in the southern Capricornia and Wide Bay and Burnett districts, including Fraser Island with coastal erosion. These winds will spread southwards into the Southeast Coast district during the weekend.
Heavy rain is expected to develop about the coast and adjacent inland in the southern Capricornia and Wide Bay and Burnett districts. The heavy rain is expected to extend into the Southeast Coast district on Saturday. Some localised flash flooding is expected with the heavier falls.
Seas are likely to become rough with dangerous surf conditions developing between Fraser Island and Point Danger.
The State Emergency Service advises that people in the affected area should:
- secure loose outdoor items
- avoid driving, walking or riding through flood waters
- if near the coastline, stay well away from the water’s edge
