Two women and a dog have been rescued from a car in floodwater on the NSW Far North Coast.
The trio were stranded in a causeway at Billinudgel on Sunday afternoon when they were plucked to safety by State Emergency Service volunteers as heavy rain continued to fall in areas from Port Macquarie up to Lismore.
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Severe weather warning for northern NSW
Flood warnings have been issued for the Northern Rivers and northern parts of the Mid North Coast after several days of very heavy rain.
The rescue was the first as a result of this week's heavy rainfall, SES spokesman Phil Campbell said on Sunday.
"There's only been one flood rescue, which is really good news," he said.
There are flood watches on at least seven rivers on the North Coast up to the Northern Rivers region.
Mr Campbell said the Tweed, the Wilsons, the Richmond and the Brunswick rivers were of most concern.
More rain is predicted on Monday and Tuesday with conditions expected to worsen.
"The advice from the bureau is that the worst is still to come," he said.
"Tuesday is the day of greatest concern for us at the moment."
More than 210 millimetres fell over the Richmond and Wilsons River valley during the weekend.
The SES responded to 350 calls for help in 48 hours, most about leaking roofs, sandbagging properties and damage caused by fallen trees and branches.
Lismore and the Far North Coast were the worst affected areas, Mr Campbell said.
Together with the Rural Fire Service, Fire and Rescue, police and councils, the SES was preparing on Sunday for two more days of rainfall and possible flooding.
"We are waiting for what the weather will do," Mr Campbell said.
"We are working to make sure that everyone is prepared and emergency services are also prepared."
Lismore, which was badly hit by floods at the end of March after Queensland's cyclone Debbie brought unprecedented rain to northern NSW, had 190mm of rain in the 48 hours to Sunday evening.
Evans Head copped more than 257mm in the same period.
AAP