Did Brisbane flood in 2013?
Tropical Cyclone Oswald in 2013 was a tropical cyclone that passed over parts of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia over a number of days, causing widespread impact including severe storms, flooding, and water spouts….Cyclone Oswald.
| Category 1 tropical cyclone (Aus scale) | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 17 January 2013 |
| Dissipated | 28 January 2013 |
What suburbs were affected by Brisbane floods?
This caused flooding through the Lockyer Valley, including Murphy’s Creek, Postman’s Ridge, Helidon, Grantham, Laidley, Lowood, Fernvale and Forrest Hill. The floodwaters affected the Bremer, Lockyer and Brisbane River systems, reaching heights that engulfed Ipswich, Goodna, Gailes, Karalee and suburbs of Brisbane.
Has Brisbane ever had a cyclone?
The PerilAUS database shows there have been 46 tropical cyclones near Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Most have been minor; the most damaging were tropical cyclones Dinah in January 1967 and Wanda in 1974.
What years did Brisbane flood?
A decade ago, as Brisbane’s record floods receded, many residents were left shocked and awed that such a devastating inundation could happen to a modern city. But while there is no denying Queensland’s rainfall events of late 2010 and early 2011 were exceptional, Brisbane had flooded before — and it will flood again.
How many floods has Brisbane had?
Severe flooding has occurred in the Brisbane River in 1887, 1889, 1890, 1893 and 1908 with a break to 1931. The next major flooding of the Brisbane River took place in 1974, some forty-three years later and around thirty-seven years passed between the 1974 inundation and the present flooding.
Where did the Brisbane floods occur?
On 13th January 2011 major flooding occurred throughout most of the Brisbane River catchment, most severely in Toowoomba and the Lockyer Creek catchment (where 23 people drowned), the Bremer River catchment and in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland.
When was the Estes Park flood?
July 31, 1976
On July 31, 1976, 144 people lost their lives when torrential downpours caused the Big Thompson River to flood.
When was the big flood in Brisbane?
1893
The 1893 Brisbane flood, occasionally referred to as the Great Flood of 1893 or the Black February flood, occurred in 1893 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Brisbane River burst its banks on three occasions in February 1893.