Low brings some highs: [1 All-round Country Edition]
Kevin Meade, John Stapleton. The Australian; Canberra, A.C.T. [Canberra, A.C.T] 10 Apr 2006: 3.
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A severe low-pressure trough in the Tasman Sea sent huge swells to southern NSW, Victoria and Tasmania, as the monsoonal trough that inundated the Northern Territory town dumped as much as 250mm in 24 hours on some properties near Aramac, 920km northwest of Brisbane.
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HUGE waves yesterday pounded beaches in southeastern Australia, as graziers in central Queensland celebrated after the weather system that brought floods and misery to Katherine drenched many of their properties with drought-breaking rain.
A severe low-pressure trough in the Tasman Sea sent huge swells to southern NSW, Victoria and Tasmania, as the monsoonal trough that inundated the Northern Territory town dumped as much as 250mm in 24 hours on some properties near Aramac, 920km northwest of Brisbane.
Businesses in Katherine were due to reopen today after floods receded and major roads into the town reopened over the weekend.
In Sydney, the only beach to stay open was a small section of Manly, which faces north and so was protected by Sydney Heads. At Bondi, only a few swimmers waded into the shallows, but none dared venture out into the surf.
A spokesman for Surf Lifesaving Sydney, Stephen Leahy, described conditions as “exceptionally dangerous”.
Fifteen people were rescued off Cronulla beach by lifesavers on jetskis. Mr Leahy said about 200 people left the water at several Sydney beaches after they were warned of the dangerous conditions by lifesavers.
On Saturday, when 16 Sydney beaches were closed, there were more than 30 rescues.