Sydney flooding

Severe weather warning issued for damaging winds and rain for region stretching from near Newcastle to almost the Victorian border.

“Six-hourly rainfall totals between 80 and 120mm are likely.” Sydney’s heaviest falls would probably come late on Wednesday and into Thursday, Domensino said. East coast lows are intense weather systems that can include thunderstorms and generate dangerous surf. Even so, it had reached 99% capacity by Tuesday. “Heavy rainfall which may lead to flash flooding is forecast to develop over parts of the Hunter and Metropolitan, Illawarra, South Coast and parts of Central Tablelands and Southern Tablelands Forecast Districts during Wednesday,” the bureau said. Greater Sydney is on high alert with the next 24 hours “absolutely critical” with torrential rain and flash-flooding forecast.

Flood evacuation orders are issued for several areas in Western Sydney as heavy rain pelts NSW and the city faces a "tough night".

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has urged Sydney residents not to "be complacent" about the flooding after seeing the devastation in the north of the state. People in the Blacktown and Liverpool areas had to be rescued by SES floodwater teams as early as the afternoon. On Wednesday afternoon, the Bureau of Meteorology's Dean Narramore said a "dangerous situation was evolving" in the Hawkesbury-Nepean flood plains and water would likely reach similar heights to flooding in March 2021.

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.

Wild weather warnings for a number of NSW regions have been cancelled but authorities remain cautious about the "very serious" situation still lingers in ...

Parts of western Sydney were spared after less rain than expected fell in the area, but major flooding continues with more rain to come. Some 130,000 homes in the path of a spilling Warragamba dam in Sydney's Hawkesbury-Nepean region were given some reprieve on Thursday afternoon with the news that flooding was no longer likely to be worse than it was in March 2021. More rain is predicted in NSW today, as floodwaters in some areas begin to ease and the northern clean-up begins.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a $435 million funding package to help the NSW clean-up after this week's wild weather.

We’ve lost entire access roads to some parts of the hinterland.” Connect with Tess on People need to stay home.” Brisbane’s CBD received almost 50 millimetres of rain in half an hour during a storm on Thursday morning. A further 300,000 were put on notice to leave. “We will get through it.”

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.