NSW/ACTSUNDAY 19 January 2025, 1:30PM AEDT
Flood Warning for NSW
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, New South Wales This Flood Watch provides early advice of possible flooding within the specified catchments. Final Flood Watch For Parts Of The Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter And Central Coast Issued at 01:30 PM EDT on Sunday 19 January 2025 Flood Watch Number: 5 RAINFALL RISK HAS EASED, MINOR FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENT ACROSS SEVERAL NSW COASTAL RIVERS The coastal trough which brought heavy rainfall has moved away from the NSW coast. No significant rainfall totals are forecast for the Flood Watch area during the next few days. The weather system affecting the NSW coast during past few days has caused flooding across multiple catchments where flood warnings are current. Flooding is no longer expected in the following catchments: Coffs Coast Wollombi Brook and Lower Hunter River Orara River Bellinger and Kalang Rivers Minor flood warnings are in place for Tweed, Bellinger, Orara, Hastings, Manning, and Paterson and Williams rivers. For the latest flood and weather warnings see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/ For the latest rainfall and weather forecasts see www.bom.gov.au/australia/meteye/ For the latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood Flood Safety Advice: FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.nsw.gov.au For emergency assistance call the SES on telephone number 132 500 For life threatening emergencies, call 000 immediately This Flood Watch means that people living or working along rivers and streams must monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings and be ready to move to higher ground should flooding develop. Flood Warnings will be issued if Minor Flood Level is expected to be exceeded at key sites along the main rivers for which the Bureau of Meteorology provides a flood warning service. Severe Weather Warnings will be issued or updated if very heavy rain is forecast or observed. For more information on the Flood Watch Service: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml} Next issue: This is a final Flood Watch, no further watches will be issued for this event.