Severe NSW weather warning as flash flooding, heavy rain hits state’s north

A car is engulfed by floodwaters in Coffs Harbour and the SES rescues eight people amid a severe weather warning and torrential rain in northern NSW.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued a severe weather warning for heavy rainfall in the northern rivers and parts of the mid-north coast and northern tablelands.

Thursday is expected to be another wet day and the locations which may be affected include Lismore, Grafton, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Taree, Maclean, Woolgoolga, Sawtell and Dorrigo.

The submerged car, pictured on Hogbin Drive in Coffs Harbour, was one of several caught in widespread flash flooding, with the NSW State Emergency Service rescuing four people trapped in vehicles.

The SES received 304 requests for help by 9pm on Wednesday with Coffs Harbour among the hot spots.

In Sawtell, just south of Coffs Harbour, 217 millimetres of rain had fallen in the 12 hours to 9pm.

Source: NSW weather: BOM issues severe weather warning as flash flooding, heavy rain hits state’s north – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)