NSW weather warning: Severe weather to drench state with intense rainfall and flash flood risk
The Bureau of Meteorology warns parts of Australia could face dangerous flash flooding with heavy rainfall expected.
Intense rainfall, severe thunderstorms and dangerous flash flooding are set to drench parts of NSW this week.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning on Tuesday for the northwest NSW region with heavy, locally intense rainfall predicted.
Dangerous flash flooding is anticipated in the Upper Western District this week concentrating closer to the South Australian border.
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Areas that could be heavily impacted include Northwestern NSW, such as Tibooburra, White Cliffs, Wanaaring, Louth, Tilpa and Fords Bridge.
“Higher rainfalls could include 250mm to 300mm at the end of the week … this kind of rainfall is going to cause some big issues,” Mr Narramore said.
An extreme tropical low-pressure system has been building since the weekend from central inland Australia, interacting with a cold front and upper trough that brought thunderstorms and rainfall to parts of NSW.
The bureau is forecasting scattered showers and thunderstorms elsewhere in the states east and southeast regions, with rainfall reaching from 20 to 30mm in some parts of the state.
Since 9am on Monday, rainfall in Tibooburra was forecast to have accumulated 20mm of rain in just a few hours.
Sky News Weather predicted the chance of rainfall in Sydney to have increased to 60 per cent by Wednesday, with a low of 22C and high of 30C, peaking at 70 per cent chance of rainfall on Saturday and Sunday, with tops of 27C and 26C.
The bureau has issued a Flood Watch for Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory.
Originally published as Severe weather to drench NSW with intense rainfall and flash flood risk
