- Specific information provided relates to the Lismore CBD only -

MODERATE FLOOD BULLETIN

What to expect:

• Moderate flooding in excess of 7.2m AHD is predicted by the NSW Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) for the Wilsons River at Lismore.
   

• Browns Creek flood gate will be closed after 5.2m and the pumps will be turned on.
   

• Rain in the basin area exceeding 5ml per hour may cause flash flooding in low lying areas of the CBD. Locations at risk include:
   

  • Lismore Tourist Caravan Park
     

  • Dawson / Woodlark Streets Roundabout
     

  • Larkin Lane, Rural & King Streets
     

  • Dawson / Zadoc Streets Roundabout

Recommended action:

• Prepare to implement your Flood Response Plan.
   

• Get ready to lift or remove stock to safe flood heights (check your floor height).
   

• Check staff availability and resources required.
   

• Monitor local radio stations for announcements:
   

  • ABC - FM 94.5 & AM 738
     

  • 2LM - AM 900
     

  • 2NCR - FM 92.9
     

• Monitor the Wilsons River flood height and rate of rise using the BOM website:
   

  • www.bom.gov.au
     

• Contact Lismore City Council for road closure information:
   

  • Business Hours Phone: 02 6625 0500
     

  • After Hours Phone: 1300 878 387
     

  • www.myroadinfo.com.au

EVACUATION WARNING

What to expect:

• CBD Levee may overtop within the next four hours.
   

• Overtopping will commence at the Browns Creek spillway near the old Police Station in Molesworth Street and the CBD will begin to flood.

Recommended action:

• Start your Flood Response Plan now.
   

• If unable to remove stock, lift it above a safe flood height, secure your property and go to a safe location that is not affected by flood as soon as possible.
   

• The 1974 peak flood height was 12.12m AHD.

EVACUATION ORDER

What to expect:

• CBD Levee about to overtop.
   

• Floodwaters will flow over the Browns Creek spillway into the CBD at times with a velocity that people may be swept off their feet.
   

• All roads out of the CBD will begin to flood and could be closed to all traffic within one hour.

Recommended action:

• Leave the area immediately.

   

• Emergency services sirens will be sounded.
   

• Radio and television evacuation bulletins will be broadcast on local stations.
   

• If time permits, door-knocking advice will be conducted by SES volunteers and/or by the Rural Fire Service and Police.