Sydney weather flooding

Residents in low-lying Woronora have been ordered to evacuate as rain hammers into the swollen Georges and Woronora rivers.

City has exceeded its annual average rainfall in just over three months, and Bureau of Meteorology forecasts more to come over large parts of NSW.

The Georges River at Liverpool and Milperra was also predicted to reach major flooding levels early on Thursday afternoon. The SES warned Sydney residents to stay off the roads, with fallen trees and minor flooding obstructing roads in areas of the northern beaches. “It’s a very dynamic and volatile situation.” Lismore and surrounding towns have endured two one-in-100 year floods in a month. Parts of southern Sydney recorded heavy rainfall overnight. Sydney has now surpassed its average annual rainfall in just over three months of 2022.

Parts of Sydney are being thrashed by heavy rain, with flood warnings in place for rivers across the city.

Authorities warn a deluge that has sparked flash flooding and evacuations in Sydney, and also drenched the Illawarra, will continue until this evening. Torrential rain fell in parts of the city overnight, including 107mm at Cronulla Bowls Club in the three hours to 1:10am this morning. More than 114 millimetres of rain was recorded in the gauges at Observatory Hill in the CBD this morning. There have also been evacuation warnings issued for the Picton CBD and parts of Camden in the city's far south-west, as swelling rivers threaten to isolate residents. Earlier, people living in low-lying areas of Woronora and Bonnet Bay, in the Sutherland Shire, were given until 11:30am to evacuate. Authorities have warned a deluge that has sparked flash flooding and evacuations in Sydney, and also drenched large swathes of NSW's coast, will continue until this evening.

Six-hourly totals between 60 and 100mm forecast for Sydney on Thursday with totals of up to 140mm predicted on the coast.

Min 26 Max 34 Min 26 Max 34 Min 26 Max 34 Min 17 Max 24 Min 17 Max 26 Min 13 Max 24 Min 17 Max 28 Min 14 Max 26 Sydneysiders have been urged to stay off the roads. Min 13 Max 24 'If you don't have to take to the roads today, please avoid it. 'Floodwaters may isolate the area.

An evacuation warning has been issued for parts of Woronora and Bonnet Bay in Sydney's south as heavy rain hits the city.

The SES said the pump failure at Australia’s largest fuel import terminal was attended to by emergency services, who were managing the spill and working to prevent contamination. The evacuation warning for Woronora and Bonnet Bay was issued about 5.30am on Thursday. At Pittwater Road in Dee Why, a video showed water being pushed out of a drain and flooding the footpath and road. Minor to major floods are expected at the Woronora River. Two NSW SES crews were sent to find the man, who is now safe and well. He added that the agency had responded to more than 680 requests for assistance as a result of the weather system and 25 flood rescues had been undertaken. He warned Sydney residents had a “long way to go” before the system cleared. One of the fallen trees in Manly also brought down power lines. The warnings came as trees fell and caused traffic diversions. Outages in suburbs including North Manly, Brookvale and Frenchs Forest were attributed to trees over power lines as the cause. The request to stay home on Thursday came as the SES issued evacuation orders for parts of Chipping Norton in Sydney’s south-west, as well as for Woronora and Bonnet Bay in Sydney’s south, and parts of Camden. The NSW SES has issued multiple evacuation orders in the city’s south and the Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning stretching from Morisset near Newcastle to Merimbula on the state’s South Coast.