The Bureau of Meterology issued flood warning number 7, a Minor Flood Warning at 9.53am on Wednesday 16 December.
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Minor flooding is possible along the Macleay River at Kempsey on Wednesday evening.
For up-to-date warnings head to http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/flood/macleayriver.shtml.
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The following levels for the Macleay River are anticipated:
- Kempsey (AHD) a minor peak may occur around 6pm Wednesday.
- Smithtown is expected to remain below the minor flood level (3.40 m).
The flood warning states the river level at the Kempsey Traffic Bridge may peak near the minor flood level of 4.5m around 6pm on Wednesday 16 December 2020.
As such, the flood structures will not be opened until the river returns to a suitable level to do so, Council will provide advanced warning of when this is to occur.
A confirmation of this will be distributed to relevant stakeholders shortly.
The following is an update on conditions in Kempsey Shire.
ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES
Water is still over key routes around the Kempsey LGA, proceed with caution. . Collombatti Road is closed.
Saleyards Road is closed.
Old Aerodrome Road is closed.
Verges Creek Road is closed.
Mines Road is closed.
Crescent Head Road at Rudders Lagoon is now open.
Queen Street, South Kempsey is closed.
Sherwood Bridge is closed.
Turners Flat Bridge is closed.
Bellbrook Bridge is closed.
Temagog Bridge is closed.
Toorooka Bridge is closed.
Dungay Creek, Moparrabah Road and Dowling's Falls causeways are closed. . The bypass bridge on Toms Gully Road, Lewis Creek is closed.
Bridges on Nulla Nulla Creek Road are impacted by flooding and are closed. . The Gladstone Street Rail Underpass is closed.
Armidale Regional Council have advised that Armidale Road is closed west of Blackbird Flat.
RIVER LEVELS AND TRENDS
A flood monitoring camera is in place at Sherwood Bridge across the Macleay River west of Kempsey with images available on this page https://ksc.pub/sherwoodcamera. The image on this page will show the bridge deck so residents can see if the bridge is being affected by flooding. During normal conditions the camera images are updated every 30 minutes and more frequently during potential flooding.
Alternate river level/rainfall information is available from the BOM website. http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood/midnorth.shtml
