Flood warnings and alerts
Tune into local flood warnings
Find official flood warnings on websites, radio, and social media.
Understanding flood warnings
Learn about flood warnings, how to seek information, make decisions and act.
Local government disaster dashboards
Find flood river heights; road closures; power and phone outages; and evacuation centre details.
Emergency alerts - voice or text messages
Learn about emergency alerts that may be sent as a voice message to your landline or as a text message on your mobile phone.
Difference between ‘Flood Watch’ and ‘Flood Warning’
Know your weather. Know your risk. Learn when you need to think and prepare, and when you need to take action.
Flood warning infrastructure
Learn about rain and river gauges, flood warning cameras, and flood warnings signs.
Flood classifications
Learn about the 'Major', 'Moderate', and 'Minor' flood classifications used by the Bureau of Meteorology.