NSW SES Operational Update Wednesday 29 November
Incidents in the last 24 hours: 200
Flood Rescues: 2
CURRENT WARNINGS
Emergency: 0
Watch and Act: 1
Advice: 14
NSW SES has conducted 2 flood rescues this morning. One incident was at South Nowra where two people were rescued from their car. People were rescued from a home at Wrights Beach at St Georges Basin.
A Watch and Act do not enter flood waters has been issued for Lake Conjola. Water levels on the lake have risen overnight due to severe weather. This has caused low lying areas of Lake Conjola to be impacted by floodwaters.
Thunderstorm activity will escalate across much of the state today. The main risk associated with these storms will be localised heavy falls, large hail, and damaging wind gusts. An area of severe storms in the west may also see giant hail (>5cm in diameter) and destructive winds (>120km/h).
Widespread rainfall has fallen across parts of the NSW South Coast in the early hours of today, with severe thunderstorms and heavy rain expected to continue into tomorrow.
This rainfall may cause Riverine and flash flooding along rivers in parts of Sydney Metro, Illawarra Coast, South Coastal Rivers, and parts of the Inland Central West Rivers and South West Rivers.
Localised heavy rainfall of up to 200mm over a 24hr period is possible on the south coast today.
Widespread totals of 20 – 40mm across much of NSW is likely.
NSW SES is urging people to assess conditions before traveling on the roads, not to walk, ride or drive through flood waters and to heed any warnings.
