mikelincs

Hoping all BE members in the areas affected are safe and well. There are some horrendous films and reports around.

Beoz

East coast lows. Very common around Easter time. The usual spots, right up the coast are being flooded. Warragamba dam was empty a year just over a year ago, then the usual east coast low in 2020 hit. Maybe they should have dropped the volume before now but they probably had drought in the back of their minds. The one last year was called a 1 in 100 year event. So is this one. They need to change the name of these events.

abner

The "Flash floods" in the thread title is probably a misnomer for most of the areas affected. The far greater impact will be riverine flooding at 1-in-50-year or 1-in-100-year levels, depending on which river catchment area is involved.

If your property becomes inundated, you won't care which historical level you've matched, for rainfall or for flood peak. You'll be more concerned about the adequacy and details of your insurance cover.

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Been there, done that, didn't have time to print a T-Shirt. (But it would have been something like "Mud Army, Brissie 2011".)

quoll

Just adding my 2c worth - hope every one is keeping safe and dry and not residing on a flood plain.

Beoz

The rear of my property was designated a flood zone for a 1 in 100 year event 2 years ago by the local council. We have had 2, 1 in 100 year event since then and all water has drained off nicely. I am going to get a flood engineer to contest that with the council.

scrubbedexpat097

I feel for you guys. It doesn't matter what they call it or how often it is supposed to happen because when it happens to you it is devastating ! Stay safe, don't take unnecessary risks and make sure you keep your flood insurance policy dry

Beoz

It's been non stop near torrential in Sydney today. Might be the final burst before it's finishes, which is forecast to clear tonight.

DeadVim

These 1 in 100 events are becoming common ...

Sandbagged and left for higher ground, house survived, just.

Time to look for house #2, up high.

themerlin

Having multiple 1 in 100 year events is a 1 in 100 year event

Amazulu

As a great man once said - always buy a house on a hill

scrubbedexpat097

We were told that the first time. It was a 1 in 100 year flood but it has happened 4 times in the last 20 years