BOM 8.50am 27/02/2022
Heavy rainfall occurring
Minor flooding occurring. Rises to major flooding possible from overnight Sunday into Monday.
BOM 2.15pm 27/02/2022
Flood levels forecast
The Wilsons River may reach moderate flood level on Sunday evening. It may reach the major flood level early Monday.
SES 4.20pm 27/02/2022
Evacuation warning for Lismore
Residents and business in low-lying areas of Lismore may need to evacuate due to rising floodwater.
BOM 5.08pm 27/02/2022
Forecast revised
Renewed rises are occurring. The river level may reach 11.0 metres during Monday, the highest level since the March 2017 flood.
SES 9.30pm 27/02/2022
Evacuation order for North & South Lismore
South and North Lismore must evacuate now. Leave by 10pm. The Lismore CBD must evacuate by 5am.
BOM 11pm 27/02/2022
Levee to overtop
The levee protecting Lismore’s CBD is expected to overtop around 5am Monday. The river is now expected to reach the level of the historic March 1974 flood (12.15 metres). Further rises are possible.
SES 12.45am 28/02/2022
Lismore evacuate NOW!
North & South Lismore, Lismore CBD, Girards Hill and low-lying areas of East Lismore must evacuate now. Lift possessions and important items above the predicted flood height, take pets and essential items with you, and leave as early as possible.
BOM 1.09am 28/02/2022
Levee to overtop sooner
Moderate flooding is occurring. The levee is now likely to overtop around 3am. The river is still expected to reach around 12.15 metres late Monday morning, with further rises possible.
SES 1.45am 28/02/2022
Flood siren
The SES calls for Lismore’s flood siren to be sounded. The firefighters responsible for sounding the alarm have already been flooded out of their building.
SES 2.55am 28/02/2022
New river peak predicted
Major flooding is occurring at Lismore, and the levee is about to overtop at 10.6 metres. The river may reach around 13.50 metres on Monday evening.
BOM 5.56am 28/02/2022
Lismore’s first 14m flood forecast
The Wilsons River may reach around 14.00 metres on Monday afternoon, above the previous record flood in February 1954 (12.27 metres).
BOM 8.48am 28/02/2022
Record flooding is now occurring
Flooding is now occurring above the levels of the 1974 and 1954 floods. These record years have long been the benchmarks by which other floods are measured.
BOM 11.41am 28/02/2022
Peak predicted
The river is expected to peak at 14.4 metres on Monday afternoon.
BOM 2.52pm 28/02/2022
The situation steadies
The river level is now around 14.37 metres and steady.
BOM 8.17pm 28/02/2022
At last, the river level drops
The Wilsons River peaked in Lismore at 14.40 metres around 3pm. It is now falling.
[Timeline, ABC News, 27 February 2023]
At 10:28 am on the morning of 1 March 2022 the first death was reported. An elderly woman found in her own flooded home by a concerned neighbour.
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