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Weather warnings
The Bureau of Meteorology issues a number of different warnings about weather that could cause loss of life or damage to property. These warnings include:
- Tropical cyclone warnings – issued to northern coastal
areas of Australia during the warmer months. They detail the movement and severity
of each cyclone and its possible effect on coastal communities.
- Fire weather warnings – issued in conjunction with
state fire agencies. These are a measure of fire danger based on current and
forecast temperature, wind, humidity, rainfall and available fuel levels.
- Total fire bans – issued on authority from the relevant
state fire agency.
- Severe weather warnings – issued when severe weather
is expected such as squalls, land gales, flash flooding and dangerous surf
or tides.
- Severe thunderstorm warnings - issued when thunderstorms
are expected to produce dangerous or damaging conditions such as severe lightning,
hail, squalls, gales and flash flooding.
- Flood warnings – can be issued for most major rivers
in Australia providing an alert of possible flooding, minor, moderate, major
and generalised flood warnings and predictions of expected river heights.
- Grazier alerts – issued to farmers when cold, windy
and rainy conditions increase the risk of death in newborn lambs and recently
shorn sheep.
- Frost warnings – issued when cold, windless conditions are likely to produce significant frosts.
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