Weather Bureau Warnings 'Inadequate' Before Deadly Flood, Expert Says

Defended warnings: gap between data and disaster exposed during inquest

Inquest hears of discrepancy between Bureau of Meteorology's alerts and the on-the-ground reality during 2022 Eugowra flood.

Weather bureau warnings 'inadequate' before deadly flood, expert says

Before dawn on the day an enormous flash flood that flattened a rural village, emergency services feared the weather bureau's warnings were inadequate and rushed to issue evacuation orders.A flood described by survivors as an "inland tsunami" razed much of the village of Eugowra, in central-western NSW, on the morning of November 14, 2022, killing locals Diane Smith, 60, and Ljubisa "Les" Vugec, 85.A five-day inquest is examining the circumstanc…

Weather bureau warnings 'inadequate' before town razed

While the weather bureau was warning of a major flood in a rural town, emergency services feared it...