Floods Sydney

The bureau said flooding at low-lying areas near the Hawkesbury, Nepean and Georges rivers was a certainty, with coastal erosion on the northern beaches ...

Speaking on 2GB on Thursday morning, Emergency Services Minister Steph Cooke said there was “no doubt” the Nepean and Hawkesbury areas would be hard hit. A major flood warning is also in place for the Hawkesbury and Nepean rivers. At 5am, Windsor resident Ben Sullivan told the Herald he knew the drill: it is his third flood in two years. Get it here. A major flood warning is also in place for the Georges River at Milperra. A moderate warning is in place for Liverpool Bridge. Minor flooding is already occurring at Milperra and Liverpool. The Hawkesbury River is set to reach 15 metres on Thursday afternoon at North Richmond and is likely to exceed 12 metres at Windsor with levels of 14 metres possible by evening.

Officials says Greater Sydney, and NSW's Central Coast are facing "treacherous" weather conditions, with the next 24 hours critical.

SES assistant Commissioner Sean Keans says a looming east coast low off Newcastle will bring heavy rain to the Hunter, the Central Coast and Sydney, the Illawarra and the South Coast from Thursday morning. The Bureau of Meteorology is warning of life-threatening flash flooding and damaging winds with peak gusts in excess of 90 km/h. Major flooding is expected along the Hawkesbury and Nepean and Georges rivers, at Menangle, North Richmond, Penrith and Windsor on Thursday.

Major flooding is expected to inundate parts of western and southern Sydney today as communities from the NSW Central to South Coast wake to 30 separate ...

It had received 3166 calls for help in that time, including 255 flood rescues. Most of the orders are for low-lying areas in the Hawkesbury-Nepean region on Sydney's north-western fringes around Richmond, Windsor and Pitt Town, as well as in the city's south around the Georges River at Liverpool and Milperra. Major flooding is expected to inundate parts of western and southern Sydney today as communities from the NSW Central to South Coast wake to 30 separate evacuation orders, road and school closures, as well as dangerous road conditions.

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"My message is we will be with you." "If you are subject to one of those evacuation orders, please get out," he told a news conference. In New South Wales, emergency services chief Carlene York said the storm was "difficult to predict" as she warned of a tough day across Sydney and other parts of the state.