WEATHER WATCH: Toowoomba authorities ready
THE tropical low moving south towards the Darling Downs could result in falls in the region up to 250mm today.
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THE tropical low moving south towards the Darling Downs could result in falls in the region up to 250mm today.
As ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie's last remnants lash the south-west area, the Toowoomba Local Disaster Management Group is urging residents to be alert but calm about the approaching weather.
It is due to hit this afternoon.
The Toowoomba group was activated yesterday in preparation for the worst case scenario - that 250mm of rain would fall in the short space of time and coincide with strong wind gusts.
"We've gone from a watching brief to an alert status, and that means it allows us to gather information,” Acting Mayor Cr Carol Taylor said.
"We're on alert, well prepared and just doing all we can.
"Since 2011, the council implemented a lot of strategies and undertaken infrastructure works to reduce the amount of flooding in and around Toowoomba.
"No two events are alike. Be alert, not alarmed.”
Toowoomba Local Disaster coordinator Kevin Wreck said flood monitoring systems had not detected significant falls in Toowoomba or the Oakey area, and soil saturation levels suggested rainwater run off was not a key concern.
Bureau of Meteorology modelling predicts the weather system to reach the inner Darling Downs by this afternoon, after dumping high rainfalls across much of the coast and inner Central Queensland regions.
BoM activated a flood watch for regions from cyclone ravaged Bowen to the NSW border, taking in the Darling Downs, Granite Belt and Maranoa areas.
Originally published as WEATHER WATCH: Toowoomba authorities ready
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