The weather bureau is warning residents from inland and central NSW of minor and major flooding, with heavy rainfall, hail and damaging wind gusts predicted. Powerful gusts in excess of 90km/h will push through the Illawarra region on Friday. Read more:
A large area of South Australia, and some elevated areas in Victoria and north-western parts of Tasmania are on high alert with warnings of heavy rain and damaging winds.Thredbo ski resort in NSW has been forced to close lifts due to safety reasons, as the wild weather lashes the alpine region."We are in for a very wet afternoon, particularly in our northern region, around 50-60mm expected up in the Hills," 9News presenter Jesse Burns said.
"A wet weather warning has also been issued, with a month's worth of rain expected this week alone, particularly in our northern region with around 50mm to 60mm expected around The Hills.Forecast wind gust speed and direction at 1pm AEST on Thursday, according to the ECMWF-HRES model. Senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology Dean Narramore explained the next cold front is "tapping into tropical moisture", which will cause moderate to heavy rainfall across parts of Victoria and NSW."Looking at the rainfall totals we will see light to moderate falls right across WA and SA, but the focus of the heaviest rainfall will be north-east Victoria and south-eastern NSW.
Significant wave heights exceeding seven metres have occurred in exposed locations, and erosion has been observed along the coast.
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