Communities from the inner west to the Nepean are on alert as a ‘rain bomb’ approaches, with expected falls of up to 200 millimetres in six hours | LucyCormack michaelkoziol
Fears of major flooding on Sydney’s north-western fringes were growing on Tuesday night as forecasters escalated weather warnings before torrential rainfall expected from a major east coast low threatening the city.
An east coast low is not a traditional weather front that moves through, but a circulating system a bit like a cyclone, embedded with thunderstorms producing heavy bursts of rain. The highest falls were expected to hit directly to the south of the low’s path, which was still unclear. “Obviously we want people to come back into the Sydney CBD, we’ve been talking about that for some time. But based on the advice from the bureau, it’s going to be a difficult week in our city.”
Sydney’s inner metropolitan areas were also on alert. In Marrickville, SES officers went door-to-door on flood-prone Carrington Road to warn residents and businesses following a major flooding event last week, when 175 millimetres of rain caused flash flooding and submerged vehicles.
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