Emergency services are helping residents in NSW's north-east prepare for more heavy downpours and thunderstorms which could lead to flash flooding over the weekend.
Torrential rain is again expected to hit New South Wales' northern region as a massive weather system in Queensland makes its way south.Many roads and bridges in the region are closed amid persistent rainfallResidents are being warned to prepare, with the NSW Bureau of Meteorology [BOM] issuing a severe weather warning for heavy rain all the way from the Queensland border to Port Macquarie.
"So overnight the biggest falls were around the Central Coast and Northern Suburbs of Sydney, with 80mm falling on the Central Coast," he said. "We will see that rain really start to pick up tonight initially north of Lismore, and then we will see the heavy falls developing into the evening down towards Coffs Harbour."
There are flood warnings in place for the Richmond, Wilsons, Clarence, Orara, Bellinger, Paroo and Lachlan river catchments.A man died on Friday after his four-wheel drive became one of many to get stuck in "quickly" rising floodwatersThe Central Coast SES Unit had 180 call-outs around the Gosford area, with about 150 millimetres of rain falling in just a few hours.
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