• The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast heavy rainfall which may lead to flash flooding across the region - including the Gold Coast - this afternoon
• Six-hourly rainfall totals between 80 to 140 mm are possible, reaching up to 180 mm over coastal areas and ranges.
• Locally INTENSE RAINFALL leading to DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING is possible with thunderstorms with six-hourly rainfall totals in excess of 200 mm.
• We are asking residents to make the necessary preparations around their home and above all – if it's flooded forget it.
• We are expecting low lying areas and roads to experience flash flooding so please avoid all unnecessary travel.
• For flood or storm damage call the SES on 132 500 and in a life threatening emergency call triple zero.
• Stay updated at the City dashboard: https://dashboard.cityofgoldcoast.com.au/
• Beaches remain open today but lifeguards are monitoring the situation closely as a hazardous surf warning is in place with a significant easterly swell due to develop on Tuesday morning. http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/hazardoussurf.shtml
Sandbagging stations
Sandbagging stations will be open 9am to 6pm today, Monday 28 March and will open from 6am-6pm on Tuesday 29 March.
Located at:
• 232 Old Pacific Highway, Pimpama (next to City of Gold Coast Coomera Depot)
• 42-44 Boyd St, Bilinga (use the service road, next to the City of Gold Coast Tugun Depot)
• 61 Hutchinson St, Burleigh Heads (Reedy Creek Waste and Recycling Centre)
Signage will be in place on site to direct motorists to the sandbagging stations. PLEASE drive carefully and to the conditions. If it's unsafe to be on the roads, please stay home. Important: sandbags can reduce the impact of flooding if they're placed correctly in appropriate locations around property. They are not waterproof and will not stop the water completely.
