NSW residents prepare for flash flooding as rain event lashes coast

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With Sydney in the firing line, most of the NSW coast is set to be battered by heavy rain over the coming week. 9News

coast will be battered by heavy rain over the coming week however Sydney is in the firing line today.

The Bureau of Meteorology has warned this could cause flash flooding across Sydney and has warned motorists to avoid unnecessary travel. "A surface trough is expected to deepen offshore from the Sydney Metropolitan area today and remain near-stationary over the remainder of the weekend, driving widespread showers and heavy rain along parts of the eastern coast of NSW," the bureau said."An East Coast Low may form within the trough early on Monday and linger until Tuesday, which will prolong this significant rainfall event across multiple days.

"If an East Coast Low does form, damaging wind gusts may become a risk late on Sunday and into next week, depending on the strength and location of the low."The Hawkesbury Nepean is a region at risk of major flooding for the fourth time in just two years.

 

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