Nsw Western suburbs floods LOL

[Spudz]

Driving through Penrith pools much ....

[MikeCuzzy]

Nepean River is up about 6 feet at Wallacia

[Julie]

Crazy ain't it? I have never seen anything like it. We got caught up in it last night everywhere was flooded roads closed everywhere, we seen wheelie bins floating down the rd, people up past their waists in water, water up to car roofs and it was like gridlock trying to get out never seen so many police, firies/ambos in my life it was nuts. Its pissing down again now hope its not as bad as last night.

[MikeCuzzy]

I'll be in Penrith tonight, hopefully it's not too bad.
Park Road at Luddenham was really bad yesterday afternoon, especially the potholes. Camden/Werombi area was pretty bad too, minor flooding in areas, just very wet and the roads can't hold up against the big trucks in the dry let alone weeks of rain. If the Wallacia bridge floods, I'm gonna have fun getting back up the hill home.

[minux]

lol, didnt we get told we would never see floods again

Where is Tim Flannery hiding these days? Hope fully not in his tidal river frontside house!

[MikeCuzzy]

Clearly Macquarie University has an excellent drainage system.

[Julie]

Severe weather warning for flash floods this arvo, dammit I gotta go out in it again to get the the kids from school hope its nothing like last night

[MikeCuzzy]

Dammit me too! Curse me for agreeing to spend quality time with my girlfiriend!

Looks like a classy dinner in the Plaza tonight!

[alpha_au]

Makes me glad I live in the driest state in the driest continent in the world....for a minute

[MikeCuzzy]

Average February rainfall = 130.3mm (total for this month so far, it's the 10th, 171.6mm).
Rainfall yesterday in Penrith = 115.4mm
Penrith weather - local weather forecast

There is high chance of rain, virtually everyday, for the next month.
Sydney 28-day Rainfall Forecast

I'm buying a crapload of Rain-X.

On the plus side, given the intesity of the La Nina, it must be reaching it's peak and thus beginning to break down. With luck, next summer, should be actually hot... and probably back to drought.

[vicarious]

Makes me glad I live in the driest state in the driest continent in the world....for a minute

too bad its bloody freezing in adelaide today in summer. Be interesting to see how much insurance will go up with all these floods going around.

[MAG00]

"Nsw Western suburbs floods LOL"

I don't really see how it's that funny, a lot of people would be:
A) Scared shitless.
B) Losing their possessions, homes etc.

Also probably means that a nice chunk of our tax dollars will end up there rather than somewhere else..

[Spudz]

I don't really see how it's that funny, a lot of people would be:
A) Scared shitless.
B) Losing their possessions, homes etc.

Also probably means that a nice chunk of our tax dollars will end up there rather than somewhere else..

It's not that bad so people would be 'scared'

[MikeCuzzy]

I don't really see how it's that funny, a lot of people would be:
A) Scared shitless.
B) Losing their possessions, homes etc.

It is a bit of minor flooding, not a tsunami. The highest it got was about 2-3 feet it some places, mostly no more than 6 inches.

Also probably means that a nice chunk of our tax dollars will end up there rather than somewhere else..

So you feel sorry for us out in Penrith, but you don't want to cough up coin if people are actually in trouble because the money is better off somewhere else?

Mate, ease up, he isn't mocking or wishing pain and suffering on the westies - he is one. At the end of the day Penrith was built on a flood plain, it will flood from time to time. All we get up here at Warragamba is bloody hail! My car was covered in blankets/moving mats/towels yesterday.

[TVR-190]

Yeah we got some light rain around here yesterday. hardly had any of the rain the rest of N.S.W is getting though.

All bad weather gets to the shire and just splits either way. /Gods country

[c2105026]

How did the Krispy Kreme fare???

[showbags]

All these replies and not a single pic. Come on, pics so the rest of us can see what's going on.

[VS_Pete_1]

lol bags I`ve seen enought water up here thank you

[TVR-190]

[VS_Pete_1]

Bloody hell good luck to all.

[MikeCuzzy]

Looks like more storms today, and showers most of the week. There was a big storm yesterday, down around the Oaks/Thirlmere is very sodden, roads just started flooding in minutes. VT's are decent boats it must be said lol.

Also this makes me sad:
http://www.weatherzone.com.au/long-r.../nsw/illawarra

Every, single, damned, day is a 75% or higher chance of rain. Oh except about 2 days this week.

[accentstencil]

I've only work about two days in the last three weeks because of this rain. I do concrete resurfacing and the concrete need to be completely dry before I can do anything. I don't know if I should chance a trip to Orangeville today or not.

[MikeCuzzy]

I've only work about two days in the last three weeks because of this rain. I do concrete resurfacing and the concrete need to be completely dry before I can do anything. I don't know if I should chance a trip to Orangeville today or not.

I live about 10 mins from Orangeville, you might be lucky, but it will rain again today - and the entire area is sodden with water. It's probably not worth your effort mate.

[Rufys]

2 seconds later and this picture would have caught the Japanese "research" ships being chased by the Steve Irwin coming in from the left!

[Astranomical]

It might not be the most flattering picture of them...but still...if you have nothing nice to say...don't say anything at all. :-/