What is happening now? And why is it raining? 9News
What is happening now? And why is it raining?Major flooding is occurring in the central coast and hunter regions on Monday and Tuesday.
A severe weather warning for heavy rainfall has been issued for the Metropolitan, Illawarra and parts of Hunter and Central Tablelands Forecast Districts. Based on the prediction provided by the Bureau of Meteorology, it is expected the following areas will be impacted by potentially dangerous floodwaters:With significant rainfall totals over many catchments in the past three days, some areas are expected to approach or exceed flood levels of recent events in March 2021, March 2022 and April 2022.
Weatherzone meteorologist Ben Domensino said Sydney has had the equivalent of a Sydney Harbour's worth of rain dumped on it daily, exceeding the monthly average in the first few days of July. "It is hard to fathom that we are seeing a rain event of this magnitude hitting this part of Australia once again," he told Today.
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