1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,239 Speaker 1: All eyes have indeed been on the weather for quite 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: some time now, and we know that Catherine was expected 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 1: to get high levels of rain yesterday and we're all 4 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: keeping eye on the river levels there in Catherine, but 5 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: Adelaide River looking as though they've copted a bit more overnight. 6 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: Now joining us on the line to speak a little 7 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: more about the situation is Helen Reed, senior meteorologists with 8 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: the Bureau of Meteorology. Good morning to. 9 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:27,479 Speaker 2: You, Helen, Yes, good morning for all of those that 10 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 2: have got the moment to actually stop and think about 11 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 2: what's actually happened rather than having to deal with it. 12 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: It's wet, I reckon. So it's been like the weather's 13 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: been pretty wild overnight, I mean really gusty around Darwin, 14 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: lots of rain about. But then you know when you 15 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: look at other locations, they've lived through the cyclone over 16 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: the weekend and lived through a heck of a lot 17 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 1: of rain. 18 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, that's right. The influence of what now ex 19 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 2: tropical Cyclone NoREL has been out to deliver to first 20 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 2: of all Queensland now the top end of the territory 21 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 2: and looking at being interesting as it goes across the 22 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 2: Kimberley before it does extra extra things over the Indian Ocean. 23 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 2: It has been a sense of some people collected all 24 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 2: of those we others collected all the rainfall, and some 25 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 2: of those rivers are having renewed rises, shall we say so? Yeah, 26 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:21,680 Speaker 2: as you mentioned Adelaide River, two hundred millimeters through there 27 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 2: in the twenty four hours to nine o'clock this morning, 28 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 2: So that's pretty huge. I mean, over the weekend the 29 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 2: western parts of the top end only picking up forty 30 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 2: to sixty milimeters its general idea, or actually forty to fifty, 31 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 2: just one or two picking up to the close of 32 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 2: the sixty. But yes, it was really yesterday overnight into 33 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 2: this morning where we've seen those much higher rainfall totals 34 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 2: coming through. So that does mean that the river Adelaide River, 35 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 2: Adelaide River Town definitely in the major flood level setting 36 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 2: at about twelve and six point six meters, so definitely 37 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 2: watching that space very carefully. Does look like the main 38 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 2: idea of that in a wall of fall has drifted 39 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 2: further to the west. Does look like the focal point 40 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 2: of ex tropical cyclonunderreal is in the just north of 41 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:10,639 Speaker 2: what are at the moment looking at that radar circulation 42 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 2: or the circulation over the radar. 43 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: So talk me through. You know, obviously you said the 44 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: Adelaide River more than two hundred mili overnight and they 45 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: are at that major flood level. How are things striking 46 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: in Catherine? I know that everybody is really very concerned 47 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,639 Speaker 1: about Catherine with that additional rain. 48 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, Catherine is looking not as drastic at the moment, 49 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 2: still below flood level there, so that's good. They upper 50 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: Catherine rivers had like the one hundred and sixty six milimeters, 51 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 2: so that's all going to still go through. Around Catherin 52 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 2: Bridge itself only about twenty two millimeters, so definitely needing 53 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 2: to watch that carefully. Those rivers will be moving quite 54 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 2: merrily at the moment. As I mentioned, it's below the 55 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,239 Speaker 2: minor flood level, but it is expected to rise. It's 56 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 2: just a matter of how much more ill rises. Everything 57 00:02:58,120 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 2: feeds its way through the system there. 58 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: Okay, I mean, are we like, obviously we were pretty 59 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: worried about it on Friday with the level of rain 60 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: that they received on the weekend. Do you think that 61 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: we are going to reach that major flood level or 62 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: is it too early to tell? 63 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 2: I think it's still a little bit early to tell 64 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 2: on that one, given that it had actually dropped down 65 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 2: quite nicely through Catherine itself. We do need to watch 66 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 2: it as what has occurred across such broad area. Which 67 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 2: catchment it has actually been is in the Adelaide River 68 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 2: is it the more the one further to the south, 69 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 2: So it is just a matter of which boat all flows, 70 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 2: And yeah, definitely keep an eye on it. And even 71 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 2: if it's not that sense of major flooding, any hint 72 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 2: of flooding is just going to be putting everyone very 73 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 2: carefully at the moment. So just yeah, it won't take much, no, Helen, tell. 74 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: Me, you know, in terms of the weather conditions that 75 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: we're experiencing today, like I said, quite squally around Darwin, 76 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: particularly overnight, I'm assuming it's the same right across the 77 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: top end. How long are we expecting these conditions to 78 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: stick around? 79 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, the worst of the weather is now to 80 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 2: the western parts of the top end. It's not just 81 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 2: the squawliness over the land, which also need to be 82 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 2: remembering that the waves crashing in on the water the coastline, 83 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 2: they're they're pretty significant moment. About three and a half 84 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 2: to four meters we've seen on a few of those 85 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 2: measurements there. We are looking at everything just easing back 86 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 2: nicely as that ext tropical cyclone Neurel continues to migrate westward. 87 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 2: So we do have that warning still in place for 88 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 2: that sense of those winds and the rainfall. That sverere 89 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 2: weather warning is still around covering most of the daily 90 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 2: and the northwestern parts of the Gregory really the more 91 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 2: localized in that sense of heavy rainfall and flash flooding 92 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 2: and those localized damaging wind gusts. So things are only 93 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 2: improved as extropical cyclone Mourel moves to the west. We 94 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 2: can just spare a thought for those in the Kimberly 95 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 2: that'll be getting a little bit of a wet and 96 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 2: wooly time over the next little water. 97 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: It sounds like it now. I know that that cyclone 98 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: Neurel I was expected to be the first in twenty 99 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 1: years forecast to hit three states and territories. Is she 100 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 1: expected to re intensify at all, and you know and 101 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: be a cyclone that does hit those three states and territories. 102 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 2: Well, yes, at this stage being for the Kimberly looking 103 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 2: like it will just be the ex tropical cyclone Arrel. 104 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 2: But once we have that system move over to the 105 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 2: Indian Ocean, there is plenty of scope for reintensification to occur. 106 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 2: And at this stage the idea is that over the 107 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 2: coming days, through the week and to the weekend, looking 108 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 2: at that reformed tropical cyclone collecting the west coast of 109 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:42,479 Speaker 2: Western Australia. So definitely got legs in this system. 110 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 1: Yeah, she's certainly been a force to be reckoned with. 111 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 1: I've just got a message here from Kiata and Herbert. 112 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: She's wondering if I could please ask you how much 113 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,599 Speaker 1: rain we've received this wet season so far. I'm not 114 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 1: sure whether you've got that number on New Helen. Maybe not. 115 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 2: No, I don't have that on me, but I'm sure 116 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 2: it's in the range of a couple meets through a 117 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 2: few people. 118 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, I reckon. So we will keep a very close 119 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: eye on that, no doubt. Talk a little more about 120 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 1: it throughout the week before I let you go. Just 121 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: with some of those wind gusts that we did experience 122 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: over the weekend, like how how gusty was it or 123 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 1: how you know, like how bad did it get sort 124 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: of overnight in the Darwin area. I know that with 125 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: that cyclone, it was obviously much stronger in other parts. 126 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 2: Well, yes, through the Darwin region. We did have a 127 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:30,479 Speaker 2: few ones coming up around the one hundred. Well sorry, yeah, 128 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 2: not so much through the Darwin adron. I've only got 129 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 2: those ones here with me nine o'clock. We've just clicked 130 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 2: over nine o'clock. But yes, we did have some that 131 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 2: were definitely a bit stronger. Things will be easing off now, 132 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 2: so just it'll be a time to just wait for 133 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 2: it to completely go and then go out and start 134 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:47,359 Speaker 2: tidying up around you. 135 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 1: Yeah sounds good, well, Helen Read, great to speak with 136 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 1: you this morning. Always appreciate your time. 137 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 2: You're welcome, have a great day just tidying up. 138 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 1: Yeah, thank you.