NSW flood inundates north coast, with more evacuations planned
NSW floods continue to wreak havoc, with new evacuation orders expected later on Saturday.
NSW floods continue to wreak havoc, with new evacuation orders expected later on Saturday.
Torrential rain has flooded towns and cities in northern NSW, with fears lives have been lost.
Stacy Smith's family were forced to quit their new beachside home after mould rotted the carpet of one of the children's bedrooms and infiltrated the walls and ceiling, resulting in dangerously high levels of mycotoxins.
Sydney copped almost triple the usual rainfall in March and the sodden conditions are likely to extend well into April, the Bureau of Meteorology predicts.
Thousands have abandoned their homes in northern NSW and hundreds of people rescued from floodwaters as the remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Debbie bore down, dumping a staggering amount of rain on the region.
The widespread flooding in northern NSW has prompted the Insurance Council of Australia to add the region to its catastrophe declaration in the wake of Cyclone Debbie.
Sydney is in for a sodden end to what is likely to be its wettest March in 42 years as a strong cold front bumps into the remnants of powerful ex-tropical Cyclone Debbie.
For those who chase severe storms the thrill of the chase is tempered by danger.
Sydney and coastal regions are in for their share of wild weather as an arriving cold front meets the remnant tropical low from Cyclone Debbie.
Queensland begins mopping up after Cyclone Debbie hit the coast, cutting a path of destruction and the ex-tropical storm isn't done yet.
Latest on the category 4 storm as it heads for the north Queensland near Bowen.
Emergency services in Canberra received 24 calls for help on Monday night as a thunderstorm heading east faced its last moments.
It's the storm surge not the wind that poses the main risk for residents living in Debbie's path.
Clouds have fascinated and frightened shepherds and seafarers alike and now modern-day weather geeks have a new event to celebrate – the first updated international cloud atlas in six decades.
March has not just been great weather for ducks - but also for mushroom pickers.
Hundreds of Sydney home owners will be out inspecting damage to their properties on Thursday with rain and even a possible storm hindering the clean-up.
Strong wind gusts and "sideways rain" have lashed Sydney and the Central Coast, leaving more than 33,000 homes without power.
Another soggy journey home awaits Sydneysiders on Tuesday evening with storm cells moving in from the north-west.
The wet weather seems to be encouraging nature of the slithering kind to hunt out the great - and dry - indoors.
Sydney has sloshed through yet another wet weekend, with 222 millimetres of rain soaking the city over the past 19 days.
Rain will continue on Saturday in a miserable March that may break rainfall records.
Parents hoping to avoid Saturday sport-induced gridlock this weekend may be in luck.
Flash flooding that hit parts of NSW on Wednesday is unlikely to dry up on Thursday with the state to cop another drenching.
Sydney has been drenched by more than 35 millimetres of rain in less than a day as roads and homes start to flood and with no reprieve in sight until next week.
Most of Sydney can expect steady showers from late this afternoon, with commuting likely to be a damp affair on Wednesday morning too.
Sydney looks to have dodged the worst of the widespread storm activity over inland NSW but keeping raingear handy will remain the sensible option for residents for days to come.
The Sydney region could be in for a stormy evening with thunderstorms possible well into the night, with soaking rain to follow on Tuesday, forecasters said.
Sydney commuters could be in for a stormy ride home with thunderstorms predicted.
Waves of "ferocious" thunderstorms are expected to lash NSW on Monday.
Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to batter most of the NSW coast for most of the working week as a low-pressure system that delivered a weekend drenching continues to linger off the state's coast.