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Guest Fred Bear
Posted

February 11, 2007 15:22pm

 

Article from: AAP

 

EMERGENCY services have received 110 calls for assistance in southwest Sydney following torrential downpours earlier today.

 

State Emergency Service (SES) spokesman Phil Campbell said thunderstorm activity was continuing over Campbelltown and Camden and keeping SES volunteers busy.

 

"There's been flash flooding and overflowing of gutters and down pipes in Campbelltown and Camden," Mr Campbell said.

 

"We are looking at further heavy rain and expecting a busy night."

 

Cambridge Avenue in Campbelltown has been closed in both directions due to flooding.

 

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for Sydney, the Central Tablelands, the Hunter, Illawarra, Southern Tablelands and South Coast, with heavy rain and flash flooding forecast for later today.

 

Almost 30mm of rain has fallen over Warragamba dam.

 

 

Guest Fred Bear
Posted

Sydney rains, floods to continue

 

By Vincent Morello

 

February 11, 2007 20:39pm

 

Article from: AAP

 

SYDNEY is bracing for more storms after torrential rain and high winds lashed pasts of NSW today, claiming one life, inundating shopping malls, closing roads and dumping over 200mm of rain in 24 hours.

 

Residents of the Liverpool area, in Sydney's south-west, are on flood watch after an overflow from the Georges River closed the Cambridge Avenue causeway between Macquarie Fields and Moorebank.

 

Torrential rains have overwhelmed gutters and stormwater drains in the Nowra and Shoalhaven areas, flooding homes and keeping emergency crews on high alert.

 

Even Sydney's reservoirs received much-needed rainfall with more forecast.

 

The second one-day cricket final between Australia and England was interrupted three times.

 

 

Guest David C
Posted

The cricket was interrupted , but the main thing is .... ENGLAND WON ..;)..

 

 

Posted

Yeah...we let the poms win occasionally otherwise they will sit in the aeroplane on their way home sucking their thumbs. Makes 'em feel good to win sometimes!

 

Aussie hearts are so big I sometimes wonder how our lungs fit in the same chest cavity.

 

We do the same with the kiwis when we play rugby with them.

 

It's good for the game!!!

 

Bruce

 

 

Posted

Bruce did say

 

''''We do the same with the kiwis when we play rugby with them.

 

It's good for the game!!!"""

 

Under arm rugby ??????

 

Davidh

 

Bruce.

 

 

Posted

May take a while for The Oaks airstrip to dry out - we live next door and have already had over 200mm !!

 

 

Posted

It blew a gale at Shepp. Aero Club legend KT alerted the crew to the incoming storm cell, and it was all hands on deck to move the squadron into the hangar.

 

At Echuca, it blew up a great dust storm, and according to a good mate, it was a breezy 50 knots at Tyabb.. across the strip...:;)2:

 

Ben

 

 

Guest Fred Bear
Posted
The cricket was interrupted , but the main thing is .... ENGLAND WON

I did not know you were into creating arguments Dave...006_laugh.gif.0f7b82c13a0ec29502c5fb56c616f069.gif

 

It will be interesting to see The Oaks strip.

 

 

Guest David C
Posted

Oh ....And did I forget to mention the Aussies lost in the Davis Cup and the Rugby 7's too . What a great weekend !! .

 

I think we should remane The Oaks as "The Soaks "

 

keep smiling

 

Dave

 

 

Guest David C
Posted

Bruce ,

 

Thats right mate ..... Keep smiling ..:big_grin:

 

Dave

 

 

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