Please note, although your property may
not have been directly affected by this event, the event has
been included in your suburb listing because according to the
Bureau of Meteorology river gauge data, a catchment near your
suburb recorded a high mark. This event may have affected your
suburb. The map on the left shows the affected
catchments.
On the afternoon of 9 March 2001, very heavy
caused
flash flooding from the Gold Coast to the Sunshine Coast with
reports of 200 to 300 mm in a 2 to 3 hour period. Heaviest
rainfalls were reported in the Beenleigh-Logan area and the
southern suburbs of Brisbane where severe local flooding occurred
which caused major traffic disruptions, damages to cars and houses.
One person, a passenger in a vehicle swept from a causeway, was
drowned near Lawnton. During the period 9 - 11 March 2001,
activity brought intense rainfall to the Queensland
Southeast Coast district. Subsequent flash flooding affected the
Gold Coast and Logan City, with heavy rain falling over Brisbane
City producing areas of flash flooding, particularly across
southern suburbs but also in the east and north. Intense rainfall
was observed across the district for duration of approximately 6
hours.
Gold Coast and Logan City: A person drowned during the early
morning hours of 11 March, when the vehicle in which they were
passenger was swept off a road near Logan. Many homes and
businesses were damaged by flash flooding. Flooding at Beenleigh
also led to 4 houses being inundated with sewage.
Brisbane City: A person was confirmed drowned, after being swept
away by
waters on the evening of 9 March, when vehicle in
which they were passenger was washed off a road at Lawnton (in
Brisbane's north). The damage inventory included hundreds of cars,
many shops and offices, and up to 600 homes. Stones Corner, a
suburb in inner-eastern Brisbane, was one of the worst hit areas.
Metre-deep flooding entered East's Leagues Club, forcing 50 patrons
to be evacuated. About 30 cars were submerged in the club car
park.
Many houses throughout Brisbane's southern suburbs were also
flooded. Over 100 homes were inundated in Wishart (southern
suburb). Heavy
downed powerlines at Annerley, Woolloongabba,
Greenslopes and Holland Park. A block of flats at Greenslopes had
the roof torn off. Cars that were stalled on flooded roads caused
peak-hour traffic chaos. Many cars that had been left in flooded
streets floated away. A car dealership in Salisbury reported damage
to about 50 vehicles. Three flights were diverted from Brisbane
Airport to the Amberley RAAF Base after lights along the Brisbane
runway went out (due to
). A house boat, moored on Norman
Creek in eastern Brisbane, was damaged. The northern suburbs of
McDowall, Windsor, Ferny Hills, Arana Hills and Everton Hills also
recorded severe water damage. In the northern suburb of Aspley 6
new cars were swept from the yard of a car dealership and into
Cabbage Tree Creek and another 80 new vehicles were damaged. Flash
flooding caused problems in Everton Hills near Kedron Brook.
Sunshine Coast: A person was rescued from a vehicle that was
washed into a waterway. Shops in the main street of Beerwah were
flooded, trees came down on powerlines and cars were swept away.
Numerous traffic accidents were reported. Flash flooding was also
reported near Sunrise Beach, and at Noosaville, Nambour, Eumundi
and Hunchy. Powerlines were brought down at Nambour. Two homes were
evacuated when it was believed that the roofs could be blown off.
recorded during the flash flooding: (1) On the Gold Coast
centred around Carrara a total of 176 mm (2) At Beenleigh where 317
mm was recorded at the Bowling Club (3) In the northern suburbs of
Brisbane where 187mm was recorded at Everton Hills (4)
Approximately 200 mm between Landsbrough and Nambour, (5) An area
up to 230 mm centred between Ball Lookout and Cooroy. Insurance
Council of Australia estimated the 2001 damage at $37m, with the
2007 estimated repeated cost of $63m.