Take care and safe travels to all in the Hawkesbury today.
Rachael 🙂
This flood bulletin summarises the key impacts of the current weather event for communities along the Hawkesbury River System, including Colo River, Webbs Creek and the MacDonald River.
Weather Prognosis
Rain is expected to continue throughout the night with a second low pressure system making its way towards the coast between Sydney and Newcastle. Winds in Western Sydney are southerly between 40-60 km/h and are expected to ease to 35 – 50km/h in the late evening.
Transport
For the latest traffic information, check www.livetraffic.com
Roads
Annangrove – Blue Gum Rd is closed in both directions near O’Keefe Rd due to flooding
Castle Hill – Showground Rd is reduced to a single lane westbound due to a fallen tree at Kings Rd
Cattai – Cattai Ridge Rd closed in both directions at Cattai Bridge, due to flooding
Maraylya – Cattai Ridge Rd closed in both directions due to flooding
Marsden Park – Grange Avenue closed in both directions near Carnarvon Rd due to flooding
Marsden Park – South St closed in both directions at Richmond Rd due to flooding
Marsden Park – Vine St closed in both directions at Richmond Rd due to flooding
McGraths Hill – Pitt Town Rd closed in both directions at McKenzies Creek, due to flooding
Rouse Hill – Rouse Rd closed in both directions at Worcester Rd due to flooding
Schofield – Carnarvon Rd closed in both directions due to flooding
Schofield – Hambledon Rd closed in both directions at Schofield due to flooding
Shanes Park – Stony Creek Rd closed in both directions near Sirius Pl due to flooding
Wilberforce and Howes Valley – Putty Rd closed in both directions pending removal of ~80 trees
Bridges
Yarramundi is currently open. However RMS teams are onsite and monitoring water levels closely.
North Richmond and Windsor Bridges remain open and are not expected to close
Webbs Creek – The bridge at Doyles Creek is washed out and there are trees down across the roads.
Ferries
Sackville Ferry – Closed
Webbs Creek Ferry – Closed
Lower Portland Ferry – Closed
Wisemans Ferry – Open
Power Outages
Due to the extensive number of tree-related incidents, there are widespread power and telecom outages.
Power outages are being experienced in a number of areas across the Sydney Western Region including: Annangrove, Kenthurst, Box Hill, Maraylya, Oakville, Riverstone, Castle Hill, Parramatta,
Hawkesbury LGA – Current Water Levels
St Albans 3.57m at 1518hrs
Colo River at Putty Rd 5.34m at 1520hrs (minor flood level)
Lower Portland 3.69 at 1514hrs
Hawkesbury River at Windsor and North Richmond are well below minor levels
Colo River at Putty Rd is expected to reach 5.5m at 6:00pm.
General Information
Flooding will initially affect low-lying farmland and local roads near the rivers and their tributaries. Farmers should watch the weather and be ready to move pumps, other equipment and livestock away from rising waters.
A number of caravan parks on the Colo River and lower Hawkesbury from Lower Portland, might be affected by the rising water level.
NSW SES advises people for road information visit www.livetraffic.com or call 132 701.
The NSW SES is monitoring the situation and advises:
Never drive, ride or walk through floodwater
Keep listening to your local radio station for further information, updates and advice
Keep in contact with your neighbours
Be prepared to evacuate if advised
Rural property owners relocate livestock and farm equipment, including pumps, to high ground
FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.nsw.gov.au
The NSW SES urges motorists to take extreme care as many creeks and streams may break their banks with fast flowing water across many causeways and low lying roads. Motorists are advised not to attempt to cross causeways as floodwaters may be deeper and faster flowing than you realise and can contain hidden snags and debris.
If flooding occurs:
Never drive, ride or walk through floodwater
If you need emergency assistance as a result of flooding, contact your local NSW SES unit by calling 132 500.
For life threatening emergencies, call 000 immediately.
FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.nsw.gov.au
Weather Forecast:
For the latest weather forecast see www.bom.gov.au.
For the latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood/
The NSW SES is monitoring the situation. Keep listening to this station for updates.
For current information visit:
https://www.facebook.com/RachaelGoldsworthyRealty
Hawkesbury SES www.facebook.com/seshawkesbury
The Hills SES https://www.facebook.com/TheHillsSES
Penrith SES https://www.facebook.com/PenrithSES
Sydney Western Region SES www.facebook.com/SESSWR
information courtesy: SES
