03/03/2022
Dangerous and potentially life-threatening flooding continues to impact New South Wales and south-east Queensland.
Multiple major flood warnings are in place for New South Wales including the Hawkesbury, Nepean, Georges, Richmond, Clarence and Weir rivers and Tuggerah Lake. A Flood Watch is in place for other parts of NSW. Communities in the Hunter Valley through to the NSW South Coast, including the densely populated areas of Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong, are likely to experience heavy rain and flash or riverine flooding.
In Queensland, multiple moderate to major flood warnings are in place for the lower Logan River, Weir, Moonie, Condamine and Balonne rivers, and a Flood Watch has been issued for south- east Queensland for renewed river rises.
In the 24hrs to 9am AEDT Thursday, the highest falls included:
• 201mm at Robertson, NSW
• 181mm at Macquarie Pass, NSW
• 174mm at Warragamba, NSW
• 146mm at Badgerys Creek, NSW
• 131mm at Penrith, NSW
• 126mm at Richmond Airport, NSW
• 120mm at Camden, NSW
• 116mm at Bankstown, NSW
• 87mm at Cape Morton, Qld
• 87mm at Woodford, Qld (65mm in 30mins)
• 80mm at Redcliffe, Qld
• 79mm at Maroochydore, Qld
A Severe Weather Warning was issued on Thursday morning for an east coast low to impact the New South Wales Central and South coasts and eastern ranges. This will bring increasingly widespread rain, with the risk of intense rainfall leading to flash flooding. Severe thunderstorms are also possible across the Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast and Northern Tablelands today and Friday and possibly the weekend.
Very dangerous thunderstorms with giant hail, destructive winds and locally intense and heavy rainfall has been forecast for south-east Queensland today and may persist into the weekend.
Please continue to watch for evacuation warnings and orders and follow the advice of emergency services.
Keep up to date with the latest forecasts and warnings on the Bureau's website and BOM Weather app.
