Gold Coast weather: Severe storm damage force Runaway Bay Library to close
A library has been forced to close due to damages from the wild weather that struck the city.
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The Runaway Bay Library has been forced shut due to damages it received from the wild weather that ripped through the Gold Coast on Wednesday.
Division 4 councillor Cameron Caldwell posted on Facebook the library will be temporarily closed.
“Unfortunately, the Runaway Bay Library was damaged in the wild weather yesterday, with the ceiling collapsing during the storm,” Cr Caldwell posted
“Thankfully no one was injured, but the library will remain closed while building assessors advise whether the building is safe for entry.”
The post went on to say initial reports indicated extensive damage to the library and further updates will be given when Cr Caldwell had more information.
He said in the post current Runaway Bay Library card holders would be transferred to other libraries in consultation with the customer.
Also, library members could still access the Gold Coast City Council’s wide range of books, magazines, newspapers and learning resources online via goldcoast.qld.gov.au/libraries/eLibrary
Severe storms to last until weekend for Gold Coast
December 9, 2021
SEVERE storms have hit the Gold Coast and the wild weather is predicted to last until the weekend.
Areas of the Gold Coast are experiencing heavy rain and storms, including Arundel State School.
Division 7 councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden posted on Facebook that council crews were on their way to assist the school who had been “hit hard by the current storm”.
“Please take care and have extreme patience at the school pick-up. The Principal, teachers, and everyone else is doing their best to resolve the situation,” Cr Bayldon-Lumsden said in the post.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is forecasting the severe weather to stretch across Thursday and Friday.
BOM meteorologist Helen Reid said a severe storm over Beaudesert had made its way east to the Gold Coast shoreline and will hang around for most of the day.
“The storm activity is predicted to leave by late today but will return for Thursday and Friday,” she said.
“There’s some chunky storms developing in the north west and they’re forecast to be heading towards the Gold Coast over the coming days.”
Rain is expected to reach 15mm on the Gold Coast on Wednesday and up to 10mm the following two days, according to BOM.
Ms Reid said if storms hit at the right time, the rainfall would increase drastically.
“It’s hard to predict when rain in a storm will fall but it can create up to 30mm for an area if it hits,” she said.
Long-term the storm activity is forecast to pass the Gold Coast by Saturday but wet weather is still predicted, Ms Reid said.
Heavy rain, flooding on Gold Coast as wet weather continues
November 30, 2021
Rain is set to continue to bucket down across an already sodden Gold Coast Wednesday, with roads flooded and residents and authorities on high alert for rising rivers and creeks.
Already drenched by last week’s downpours, parts of the coast received more significant rain on Tuesday, with falls of up to 100mm across the southeast.
Flooding has continued across typical problem-prone areas including Tallebudgera Valley and Willow Vale, where according to council, road closures remain in place from the weekend on Ruffles Rd and Tallebudgera Creek Rd.
Hardys Rd in Bonogin was closed due to flooding around midday Tuesday.
Gold Coast City Council director transport and infrastructure said their disaster centre hadn’t been activated but were on alert.
“We are continuing to monitor the situation and are closely looking at the rain gauges, creeks and flooded road crossings,” he said.
“Residents of the city need to be aware that it’s going to be a wet couple of days.”
“The old adage that is true today if it ever is, if it’s flooded, forget it.”
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Helen Reid said Wednesday’s rain would be more consistent, with showers and possible thunderstorms continuing across the southeast over the course of the morning.
“However, the risk of heavy falls should ease later in the afternoon as the upper trough moves offshore,” she said.
A flood watch was also issued for the Tweed Tuesday, with the Northern Rivers region on alert for riverine flooding.
Across the state, several suburbs have seen the wettest November on record in decades, with Maryborough, Mundubbera, Mount Joseph and Melmoth receiving some of the highest rain levels in over a century.
BOM reported showers and thunderstorms would contract to eastern and northern Queensland on Thursday, slowly extending across much of the state over the next few days – with lower rainfall totals expected.
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