"Even the rain that falls, isn't actually going to fill our dams and our river systems"
Flannery
Flood warnings across four states as downpour continues
SEPTEMBER 21, 20162:01PM
MUCH of Australia will be cowering under ominous grey clouds today, umbrellas at the ready, with flood warnings in place for four states.
Emergency services have said conditions are so bad “every drop of rain that falls has the potential to increase flooding.”
Sydney will be soggy with Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra not faring much better on Tuesday as a cold front marches its way up the eastern states.
Victoria is likely to be the worst affected with a severe weather warning for flash flooding in place as heavy rainfall empties on the state’s north and rivers in the east of the state already causing floods.
Rivers could also burst their banks in New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania.
Wet conditions can be expected in a band stretching from Mildura in Victoria’s northwest to Wodonga in the north and including Bendigo, Shepparton and Seymour.
Rainfalls of 15 to 25mm are forecast across the warning area with localised falls of up to 50mm possible.
