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Australia weather: towns evacuated amid flash flooding warnings for NSW south coast and ACT

Australia weather: towns evacuated amid flash flooding warnings for NSW south coast and ACT

Australia weather: towns evacuated amid flash flooding warnings for NSW south coast and ACT
Aug 09, 2020 1 min, 5 secs

The New South Wales south coast remains on high alert after a deluge at the weekend caused towns to be evacuated.

By Monday morning, flooding at the Moruya river was minor but flooding from the Shoalhaven river at Nowra and Terara was forecast, with the river expected to peak at 4.4m about 1pm.

Locals in #Moruya are relived the river peaked at 2.1 m overnight, lower than what was predicted.

The SES issued three evacuation orders late on Sunday after up to 200mm of rain hit a number of towns including Moruya, Nowra and inland at Captains Flat over the 24 hours to Sunday evening, with up to 300mm in isolated areas.

Major flooding occurred along the Deua river, which peaked at 8m on Sunday at Wamban.

Sussex Inlet was forecast to rise to 1.2m with the high tide on Sunday night, and the nearby river at Island Point Road was expected to cause minor flooding

The SES conducted more than 18 flood rescues across the weekend, with most calls coming from Berry, Nowra, Broughton Vale and Gerringong

⚠️ #Moderate Flood Warning issued for the #Deua River at #Wamban

A Bureau of Meteorology senior flood hydrologist, Justin Robinson, said heavy rains were expected to ease on the south coast but would move towards Sydney, the Central Coast and possibly into the Hunter on Monday

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