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Road Closures and Storm Safety Update

Due to increased overnight rainfall and rising river levels both Point Hut Crossing and Naas River Roads are closed.   With further storm activity predicted this...

January 2022 Storms – community information

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is predicting the possibility of severe storms on Thursday 6 January and Friday 7 January for the ACT. The ACT Emergency Services...

Update - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the ACT

Update - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the ACT The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 4:05 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on the weather radar near The...

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the ACT

At 2:54 pm The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the ACT region over the next several hours. Damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy...

3:00PM Severe Thunderstorm Update

Our whole of agency response to the Monday afternoon severe storms is ongoing and will likely continue into the tail end of the week. As of 3:00pm this afternoon the...

6:30 AM Severe Thunderstorm Update

The ACT State Emergency Service has received 436 requests for assistance following a severe thunderstorm on Monday evening.   Crews worked through the night to...

2330 Severe Thunderstorm Update

As of 11:30 PM the ACT State Emergency Service has received 436 requests for assistance following a severe thunderstorm impact in the ACT on 3 January 2021. 35 crews...

7:30 PM Severe Thunderstorm Update

As of 7:30 PM the ACT State Emergency Service has received more than 190 requests for assistance following a severe thunderstorm impact in the ACT on 3 January...