Rain areas and damaging winds developing for NSW coast

Wet weather expected to stay as parts of the state continue the clean up from a wild storm.

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00:00Severe thunderstorms are expected again today across northeastern parts of New South Wales

00:05and are also possible across eastern parts of Queensland.

00:09This follows a massive day of storms yesterday as a line of severe thunderstorms moved eastwards

00:16across the country.

00:18They brought damaging to destructive winds and heavy to intense rainfall, but looking

00:23at the satellite imagery we can see it's now moving out into the Tasman Sea.

00:29So today the focus of the severe thunderstorms will be about northeast New South Wales with

00:35the risk extending all the way up into Bowen, Queensland.

00:40Now these storms may bring heavy rainfall, damaging winds or large hail.

00:45And with the heavy rainfall comes a risk of flash flooding that can create really hazardous

00:50driving conditions causing road closures and detours while the damaging wind gusts can

00:55bring down both trees, power lines and cause power outages.

01:01So for the remainder of today we're expecting the showers and storms to start to contract

01:05into northeastern parts of New South Wales as this low pressure system here develops

01:10just off the coast.

01:12The southerly winds are expected to strengthen and also develop these large waves and really

01:18powerful swell and for that reason we do have a hazardous surf warning extending from the

01:23mid-north coast all the way down into the Illawarra.

01:28Now as we move into tomorrow, Friday, that low lingers and the strengthening winds will

01:33start to push up into land areas while the onshore flow will intensify the rainfall areas.

01:40And for that reason we have issued a severe weather warning for both damaging winds and

01:46heavy rainfall extending from the mid-north coast all the way down into the Sydney metro area.

01:53Now that low pressure system by Saturday will continue to linger on the coast before starting

01:58to move away so both heavy rainfall and damaging winds are expected to continue until at least

02:05the first half of the day before that low pressure system drags away the severe weather.

02:12So how much rainfall are we talking?

02:14Within that warning area there is the potential for six hourly rainfall totals between 70

02:19and 120 mm while between now through until Sunday there is the potential for up to 150

02:27mm to be accumulated, particularly about the elevated terrain.

02:32And for that reason we have issued flood watch for the central, the Hunter and the mid-north

02:37coast for isolated minor flooding possible from as early as this evening.

02:44So if you or anyone you know lives within eastern parts of the country, it's really

02:49important that they stay up to date with the latest forecasts and warnings via the Bureau

02:53website, app and social media.

02:55And as always, listen to the advice from your local emergency services.

02:59Bye for now.