BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY INFORMATION CURRENT AS AT: 1.14am
ALERT LEVEL: Advice - Decreasing Threat.
ACTION STATEMENTS:
· Avoid driving into water of unknown depth and current
· Stay away from fallen power lines. They are dangerous and should always be
treated as live
· Stay away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterways
ADVICE TO THE PUBLIC:
This warning is now cancelled.
Weather Situation: Very moist air is streaming south across the Top End into a trough located in the northern Gregory and Carpentaria districts. Some of the resulting thunderstorms are slowly moving northwards and are capable of producing heavy rainfall.
Bulman recorded 103mm of rain in the 120 minutes to 11:25pm, also 80mm in the 60 minutes to 10:40pm
Maud Creek recorded 84 mm of rain in the 60 minutes to 9:36 pm.
Beswick Bridge recorded 55 mm of rain in the 30 minutes to 7:33 pm.
The Northern Territory Emergency Service advises that people should:
* avoid driving into water of unknown depth and current
* stay away from fallen power lines. They are dangerous and should always be treated as live
* stay away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterways
* for emergency help in floods, storms and cyclones, contact the NTES on 132 500. For more safety tips visit www.securent.nt.gov.au
