NSW weather: Severe thunderstorm bears down on flood-hit areas of state’s north –

Severe thunderstorms, potentially causing flash floods, are set to hit areas of northern NSW still recovering from days of heavy rain and flooding.

In an updated warning issued at 6:46pm the Bureau of Meteorology said storms were likely to produce damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall over Walgett, Burren Junction, Lightning Ridge, Brewarrina, Collarenebri, Weilmoringle and Enngonia.

Warnings for the Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Central Tablelands districts were cancelled.

Forecaster Gabrielle Woodhouse said some parts of northern NSW had already been inundated.

“We saw 42 millimetres in just under an hour at Tuckurimba, and for the rest of the afternoon we’re still expecting showers to persist and thunderstorms through that north-eastern part of NSW,” she said.

“But we’re also going to see rain and thunderstorms develop further in the northern inland area.”

Heavy rain that has already fallen in northern NSW this weekend saw hundreds of people cut off, evacuations ordered and more than 20 people rescued from cars.

Source: NSW weather: Severe thunderstorm bears down on flood-hit areas of state’s north – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)