New South Wales residents will endure a wet and windy start to the July school holidays with some areas being battered by as much as 200mm of rain in just 24 hours.
Sky News Meteorologist Rob Sharpe said while La Nina has ended, the flooding could be worse than what was experienced in March, where thousands of residents were forced to evacuate.
"La Nina may have ended but we've still got a lot of tropical moisture feeding across the country and for New South Wales, east coast lows are the most dangerous type of weather system," he said. "Between the Hunter and the Illawarra, there's potential for totals as high as 500mm from this event. If that lands in the Hawkesbury Nepean, the flooding could be worse than what we saw in March."
Sydney's driest June in 36 years was not enough to stop the city from experiencing its wettest first half of a year on record. The Harbour City reported only 17.2mm of rain, marking its driest June since 1986 and sitting well below the monthly average of 133mm.
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