Wednesday, 29th February, the
town of Cooma battened down its
hatches, preparing for the worst as
the Bureau of Meteorology issued a
flash flood alert with a 70% chance
of flooding and the potential for 100
to 300 mm of rain to fall over a three
day...
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Wednesday, 29th February, the
town of Cooma battened down its
hatches, preparing for the worst as
the Bureau of Meteorology issued a
flash flood alert with a 70% chance
of flooding and the potential for 100
to 300 mm of rain to fall over a three
day period.
The Cooma Ex Services Club was
designated as Cooma’s emergency
evacuation centre, shops were
sandbagged and supermarkets
buzzed with shoppers getting in
some last minute supplies; just in
case! Even the Coles underground
car parking was shut, due to potential
flooding.
People living in low lying areas of
Cooma were put on standby for
evacuation and the local SES door
knocked, informing local residents
of the potential for a major flood
event.
The Southern Highlands
SES Region focused on preparing
warnings in case evacuations were
required for Cooma, Queanbeyan
and Goulburn.
With a massive weather system
bringing rain to much of New
South Wales and heavy saturating
downfalls and storms in the region
during February, the people of
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