{"id":2954,"date":"2019-06-04T09:27:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T09:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=2954"},"modified":"2019-06-04T09:27:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T09:27:00","slug":"storms-force-stockton-closures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/06\/04\/storms-force-stockton-closures\/","title":{"rendered":"Storms force Stockton closures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"inner-head\">\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\n<div class=\"date-info\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pull-right right-icons\">\n<div class=\"share\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au\/Newcastle\/media\/Documents\/Beaches%20and%20Baths\/beach-closure3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inner-desc\">\nCity of Newcastle has closed accessways along Stockton Beach and will monitor other seaside walkways and roads over the next 24 hours amid today\u2019s storm warnings.<br \/>\nHeavy seas with significant wave heights in excess of seven metres from a southerly direction are expected to hit the coast by 1pm. Heavy wind gusts strong enough to uproot trees in urban areas are also predicted.<br \/>\nIn preparation, the City has closed Stockton Beach accessways along the Mitchell Street seawall and the northern access at Stone Street.<br \/>\nStaff will continue to monitor rising water levels throughout the day.<br \/>\nUpdates will be provided on the above, and other possible closures as they arise. Locations and facilities currently being monitored include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shortland Esplanade and promenades along City beaches, including the Newcastle and Merewether Ocean Baths<\/li>\n<li>Low-lying roads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please limit your travel and stay safe when moving in and around the\u00a0City in the predicted weather event.<br \/>\nTo stay uptodate on the most current weather warnings, please follow the Bureau of Meteorology\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bom.gov.au\/\">http:\/\/www.bom.gov.au\/<\/a>, and for emergencies, the State Emergency Service\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ses.nsw.gov.au\/\">https:\/\/www.ses.nsw.gov.au\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a013 2500.\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>City of Newcastle has closed accessways along Stockton Beach and will monitor other seaside walkways and roads over the next 24 hours amid today\u2019s storm warnings. Heavy seas with significant wave heights in excess of seven metres from a southerly direction are expected to hit the coast by 1pm. Heavy wind gusts strong enough to &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/06\/04\/storms-force-stockton-closures\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Storms force Stockton closures&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2954\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}