Rain fell across Tasmania over the last 36 hours, however the trough is now east of the state and the rain currently clearing the east coast.
• In the 24 hours to 9am Saturday, the heaviest falls were in the north, including:
o 74mm at Flinders Island
o 62mm at Smithton
o 50mm at Marrawah
o 38mm at Gape Grim
o 27mm at Wynyard
o 24mm at Devonport.
• The above totals (to 9am Saturday) were the wettest May day for Flinders Island since May 1969. Smithton and Marrawah recorded their wettest May day on record, with 22 years and 47 years of records respectively.
• In the 24 hours to 9am Sunday, the heaviest falls were in the north and upper east, including:
o 124mm at St Marys
o 118mm at Gray
o 104mm at St Helens
o 102mm at Fingal
o 80mm at larapuna (Eddystone Point)
o 78mm at Swansea
o 58mm at Wynyard
• The above totals (to 9am Sunday) were the wettest May day on record for Fingal (136 years of record), Wynyard (55 years) and St Helens (only 17 years of record). Other May records include Gladstone (83mm, 103 years), Mathina (94mm, 24 years), Upper Esk (73mm, 22 years) and Upper Blessinton (50mm, 23 years).
• No stations reported breaking their annual records on either Saturday or Sunday.
• A Minor Flood Warning continues for the South Esk at Fingal. Details at: www.bom.gov.au/tas/warnings/
• The Flood Watch, Severe Weather Warning and Road Weather Alert have all now been cancelled as rain has eased.
What’s the difference between a Flood Watch and a Flood Warning? Find out what they mean at www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml
Tim Bolden | Senior Forecaster, Regional Forecasting Centre Tasmania and Antarctica Regional Office Bureau of Meteorology
