The NSW State Emergency Service issued advice at 4.19pm on Thursday, warning Moama residents to stay informed about predicted flooding on the Murray River.
“Recent severe weather has resulted in heavy rainfall, which may see large inflows in to the Murray River. Residents are asked to monitor the conditions,” NSW SES said.
“You should stay informed by monitoring warnings issued by NSW SES on their website and Facebook page, listening to your local ABC radio station, and checking the latest weather information from the Bureau of Meteorology online.”
As of 2pm on Thursday, the level of the Murray River was 92.94 mAHD, which has surpassed the 2011 reading.
The warning from the SES urged people to review their emergency plan and discuss a plan of action if they need to evacuate.
Locals are urged to obey all signs about road closures and instructions from emergency services, and to never drive, walk, ride through, play or swim in flood water.
Meanwhile across the bridge, shops in Echuca were closed on Thursday, with rain lashing the region.
Echuca copped 55mm in the 24 hours leading up to 9am, and the wet weather continued.
Shops in the CBD on Hare St were shuttered, while the Woolworths on Annesley St also closed for parts of the afternoon.
Coliban Water had also issued a boil water advisory for customers in Echuca.
“Customers in Echuca are advised to boil their water until further notice,” the alert at 11am said.
“Excess storm water has entered one of our treated water storage tanks, which may compromise the safety of drinking water.”
The high winds and high water levels also had an impact at the Port of Echuca, with a large tree falling on two boats moored there.
The tree fell on Thursday afternoon, damaging both the Murray Explorer and the paddle steamer Emmylou.
Nobody was aboard the Explorer at the time of the incident. The crew of the Emmylou was onboard when the tree fell, but there were no injuries.
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