ACT's severe weather changes
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Flood Canberra Woden Valley Flood 26 Jan 1971
Flash flood / Severe storm:
When a supercell thunderstorm hit the region on Australia day, it caused flash flooding with tragic consequences. Seven people, including four children, died due to drowning or injuries. Widespread flooding occurred in Woden Valley, south-east of the city, which filled the creek that ran beside the Woden Valley freeway.
The storm hit at peak hour while many people were on their way home. Traffic on the freeway halted when culverts at one end of the valley were blocked with debris. The backup of water sent a flash flood onto the freeway. This wall of water surged over more than a dozen cars, sweeping them away in the torrent.
Roads and stormwater systems were also extensively damaged. At the coroner's inquiry into the drownings, it was revealed the stormwater system had been designed to accommodate a "100-year-storm". However the system was not built to withstand the excessive runoff from urbanised land which, a decade previously, had been grassland and woodland. It was estimated that around 95 mm of rain fell in one hour during this event and the damage $9 million.
1/5 Downstream of Melrose-Yamba intersection NDC 1637/3 - 5 FEBRUARY 1971: Downstream of Melrose-Yamba Drive intersection causeway from east bank (afternoon). Image courtesy of Australian Capital Territory, available under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence 2.0 at http://flic.kr/p/eZP59V
1/5 The history of floods Tony Graham talks about the history of floods in the ACT.
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1900
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1901
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1902
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1903
- 26 Dec 1903 / Canberra Central
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1904
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1905
- 1 Jan 1905 / Coree, Cotter River, Paddy's River
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1906
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1907
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1908
- 17 Feb 1908 / Queanbeyan
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1909
- Dec 1909 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
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1910
- 23 Jan 1910 / Queanbeyan
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1911
- Dec 1911 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
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1912
- 28 March 1912 / Queanbeyan
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1913
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1914
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1915
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1916
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1917
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1918
- 10 Dec 1918 / Coree, Stromlo, Tuggeranong, Weston Creek
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1919
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1920
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1921
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1922
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1923
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1924
- 7 March 1924 / Belconnen, Canberra Central, Coree, Gungahlin + 8 other regions
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1925
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1926
- 29 Jan 1926 / Cotter River, Paddy's River, Stromlo
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1927
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1928
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1929
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1930
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1931
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1932
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1933
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1934
- 15 Nov 1934 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
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1935
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1936
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1937
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1938
- Dec 1938 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
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1939
- 13 Jan 1939 Black Friday | Royalla Fire / Belconnen, Coree, Cotter River, Paddy's River + 6 other regions
- Dec 1939 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
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1940
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1941
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1942
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1943
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1944
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1945
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1946
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1947
- Jan 1947 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
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1948
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1949
- 10 March 1949 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
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1950
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1951
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1952
- 25 Jan 1952 / Canberra Central, Jerrabomberra, Queanbeyan, Tuggeranong + 6 other regions
- 5 Feb 1952 - Stromlo fire / Stromlo, Tuggeranong, Weston Creek
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1953
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1954
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1955
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1956
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1957
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1958
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1959
- Dec 1959 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
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1960
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1961
- 9 Feb 1961 / Belconnen, Canberra Central, Gungahlin, Hall + 5 other regions
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1962
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1963
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1964
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1965
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1966
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1967
- 24 Jan 1967 / Belconnen, Canberra Central, Gungahlin, Hall + 5 other regions
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1968
- Jan 1968 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
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1969
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1970
- 25 April 1970 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
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1971
- Canberra Woden Valley Flood 26 Jan 1971 / Woden Valley
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1972
- Dec 1972 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
- 21 Dec 1972 - Pago fire / Stromlo
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1973
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1974
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1975
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1976
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1977
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1978
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1979
- Jan 1979 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
- 13 Feb 1979 - Hall and Sutton fire / Belconnen, Gungahlin, Hall
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1980
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1981
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1982
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1983
- 8 Jan 1983 - Gudgenby fire / Cotter River, Rendezvous Creek
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1984
- 9 August 1984 - Oolong Earthquake / Belconnen, Canberra Central, Gungahlin, Hall + 5 other regions
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1985
- 2 March 1985 / Canberra Central, Jerrabomberra, Majura, Queanbeyan
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1986
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1987
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1988
- Jan 1988 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
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1989
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1990
- 13 Jan 1990 / Tuggeranong
- 3 March 1990 / Majura
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1991
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1992
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1993
- 5 April 1993 / Majura
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1994
- 8 March 1994 / Tuggeranong
- 6 Nov 1994 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
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1995
- 28 Jan 1995 / Canberra Central
- 29 Nov 1995 / Canberra Central
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1996
- 5 March 1996 / Majura
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1997
- 8 Feb 1997 / Kowen
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1998
- 15 Feb 1998 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
- 19 August 1998 / Booth, Cotter River, Mount Clear, Paddy's River + 7 other regions
- 31 Dec 1998 / Booth, Cotter River, Mount Clear, Paddy's River + 7 other regions
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1999
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2000
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2001
- 24 Dec 2001 - Black Christmas / Canberra Central, Jerrabomberra, Queanbeyan, Tuggeranong + 7 other regions
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2002
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2003
- 14 Jan 2003 / Belconnen, Canberra Central, Gungahlin, Hall + 5 other regions
- 18 Jan 2003 / Booth, Coree, Cotter River, Paddy's River + 11 other regions
- 14 March 2003 / Canberra Central
- 24 August 2003 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
- 26 October 2003 / Belconnen, Canberra Central, Coree, Gungahlin + 13 other regions
- 16 Nov 2003 / Queanbeyan
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2004
- 2 Nov 2004 / Canberra Central, Belconnen
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2005
- 20 Jan 2005 / Belconnen, Canberra Central
- Canberra Severe Storm Feb 2005 / Belconnen, Tuggeranong, Weston Creek, Woden Valley + 5 other regions
- 13 Oct 2005 / Gungahlin
- 26 Nov 2005 / Canberra Central
- 2 Dec 2005 / Canberra Central, Weston Creek, Woden Valley, Molonglo Valley
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2006
- 6 Jan 2006 / Paddy's River
- 16 Jan 2006 / Belconnen
- 15 Feb 2006 / Belconnen
- 27 Feb 2006 / Canberra Central
- 2 March 2006 / Belconnen, Canberra Central, Gungahlin, Hall + 5 other regions
- 21 April 2006 / Belconnen, Canberra Central, Gungahlin, Hall + 5 other regions
- 13 August 2006 / Belconnen, Canberra Central, Gungahlin, Hall + 5 other regions
- 3 Nov 2006 / Belconnen
- 29 Dec 2006 / Queanbeyan
- 31 Dec 2006 / Tuggeranong, Belconnen
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2007
- 10 Feb 2007 / Tuggeranong, Weston Creek
- 23 Feb 2007 / Kowen
- 27 Feb 2007 / Cotter River, Mount Clear, Rendezvous Creek
- 27 Feb 2007 / Belconnen, Canberra Central
- 27 Feb 2007 / Belconnen, Canberra Central
- 18 Nov 2007 / Canberra Central
- 30 Nov 2007 / Belconnen, Canberra Central, Jerrabomberra, Queanbeyan + 8 other regions
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2008
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2009
- 2009 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
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2010
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2011
- 5 Jan 2011 / Canberra Central
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2012
- 18 Feb 2012 / Gungahlin, Hall
- March 2012 / Cotter River, Paddy's River, Tennent
- March 2012 / Cotter River, Mount Clear, Rendezvous Creek
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2013
- Jan 2013 / Belconnen, Canberra Central, Gungahlin, Hall
- Jan 2013 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
- 18 June 2013 / Belconnen, Canberra Central, Hall
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2014
- Jan 2014 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
- 19 Feb 2014 / Belconnen, Booth, Canberra Central, Coree + 20 other regions
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