Flood Warnings

...for the Hunter, Williams and Paterson rivers. Big low off the coast. Coffs Harbour area is being hammered we're just on the edge.

It was wet out

 
Yesterday, M and me standing in B's place below our place surveying the back of the flood. Luckily our place (background past water)rises up to the ridge quickly.

Flood aftermath

Well it's Saturday after the floods, flood peak went by less than expected Tuesday. No further flooding our place. Waters slightly receding. More rain forecast but flood warning passed. No great damage to friends. Taking in some more horses whose home paddokcs still flooded. Disaster elsewhere in Newcastle from flash flooding.

Photo: we're in the middle. Photo taken last Monday.

2007 Queens Birthday FLood

Well the Hunter wont peak at Raymond Terrace until tomorrow afternoon, but already we have three acres under water. One yeasterday. We took in seven horses from next door, who'd taken the whole refugee herd from Woodville, they got their horses out just in time and left all their belongings behind. Nice people. Put the two mature racehorses and family of four minatures in with our cows.

Flood is peaking about now in Maitland. Bigger than 1971. Have friends evacuating, along with half the town. Expected to overtop the levees. Any time now.

Hoping we dont lose too much more ground tomorrow.