Bureau of Meteorology forecasts rainfall of up to 100mm over a large part of the state, and up to 140mm along the coast as wet weather continues
at the Upper Nepean River at Menangle, which could reach the major flood level of 12.2m on Thursday afternoon, and minor to moderate flooding throughout the Hawkesbury and Nepean catchments.
The Georges River at Liverpool and Milperra was also predicted to reach major flooding levels early on Thursday afternoon. The river was tipped to exceed the moderate flood level of 3m about 11am, and major flood levels of 4.5m in the afternoon. The State Emergency Service warned people in areas with flood warnings in place to prepare to leave when advised to do so.The assistant commissioner, Dean Storey, said the SES had conducted 11 rescues and responded to almost 600 requests for help in the past 24 hours.
“We’re expecting those numbers to increase unfortunately today as that rain continues,” he told Nine’s Today program. “It’s a very dynamic and volatile situation.” The bad weather has been driven by a strong upper trough over the centre of NSW, working to deepen another trough sitting off the coast.
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