The unstable weather situation along Australia's east coast could even produce the weather phenomenon dubbed a "black nor-easter".
The Bureau of Meteorology warns the severe weather will get worse today before it gets better, forecasting conditions will begin to ease late on Saturday.
"Severe weather is expected to gradually shift south overnight, easing later on Saturday as the trough moves east to the Tasman Sea." The weather system will then shift south overnight and into Saturday morning, while easing from the north.
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