NSW State Emergency Service crews were kept busy over the weekend, responding to flooding, storm damage and snow impacts after a complex low-pressure system moved across the northern and central New South Wales coast and ranges.
Since the onset of the severe weather, NSW SES has received more than 3600 calls and responded to 2092 incidents, including 25 flood rescues.
The NSW SES has issued an Emergency Warning for major flooding along the Namoi River at Gunnedah, and people in low-lying properties have been asked to evacuate.
Further evacuation warnings are possible throughout Monday.
At Tamworth, the Peel River peaked just below the major flood level, with moderate flooding continuing this morning.
In the Upper Hunter, an Emergency Warning for parts of Raymond Terrace advises people to evacuate.
A moderate flood warning remains for the Hunter River at Denman, which peaked just below major overnight it has now fallen below moderate thresholds.
Minor flood warnings are current for the Manning, Gloucester, Macleay, Severn, Paterson, Williams, and Gwydir Rivers.
There are still more than 50 warnings current for residents across the mid-north coast, Upper Hunter and New England regions.
More than 1500 volunteers were activated to respond throughout the state, while helicopters and high clearance vehicles were deployed to impacted areas.
The severe weather warning has been cancelled, and conditions are forecast to remain settled today, but riverine rises remain a risk as floodwater moves downstream.
There were 2092event incidents; 3616 calls to state operations centre; and 25 flood rescues.
In the 24 hours to 5am Monday, August 4 there were 637 statewide incidents, including 122 in the north-western zone.
For more emergency information, advice, and access to the latest river heights and rainfall observations and forecasts:
NSW SES: www.ses.nsw.gov.au
RMS Live Traffic: www.livetraffic.com
Latest River Heights and Rainfall Observations: www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood/northwest.shtml
Latest NSW Warnings: www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/
Rainfall Forecasts: www.bom.gov.au/australia/meteye/
BOM NSW Twitter: www.twitter.com/BOM_NSW
IF IT’S FLOODED, FORGET IT!
