Torrential rain is forecast for the mid-north coast, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Blue Mountains, while damaging wind gusts in excess of 90 kilometres an hour are possible between Nowra and Forster later today.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for much of the east coast, with the potential for"life-threatening" flash flooding tonight in areas from Coffs Harbour to Ulladulla.The weekend could see top falls of 200mm along the coast as a trough deepens on SaturdayConditions are set to ease on Monday with lighter showers forecast next week
The possibility of thunderstorms could bring as much as 150 millimetres of rain on Saturday and up to 200mm on Sunday. The BOM also issued a flood watch for Saturday with major flooding possible in the upper Nepean catchment and parts of the South Coast.
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