Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 1:16 pm EST on Saturday 26 April 2025

Flood Watch Number: 1

MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF THE MID NORTH COAST AND CENTRAL COAST CATCHMENTS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY

A trough lies along the northern NSW coast while another trough is moving east across the inland during Saturday. On Sunday, these systems will combine and deepen to form a low pressures system near the NSW coast. This low is expected to bring widespread rainfall and may cause minor flooding in parts of the Mid North Coast catchments, Wollombi Brook and Tuggerah Lake from Saturday night into Sunday.

Catchments in the Flood Watch area are relatively wet.

Moderate rainfall is forecast across the Flood Watch area for the remainder of Saturday into Sunday, with locally heavy rainfall possible.

There is some degree of uncertainty over the exact location and timing of the heaviest falls. Localised river level rises, and flash flooding are likely within the areas of heaviest rainfall.

This weather system has the potential to cause minor flooding in the Flood Watch area from Saturday night into Sunday. Flood Classes (minor, moderate, major) are only defined for catchments where the Bureau provides a flood warning service.

Catchments likely to be affected include:
Orara River
minor flooding

Bellinger and Kalang Rivers
minor flooding

Nambucca River
minor flooding

Macleay River
minor flooding

Hastings River
minor flooding

Myall River
minor flooding

Wollombi Brook and Lower Hunter River
minor flooding (for Wollombi Brook)

Central Coast
minor flooding (for Tuggerah Lake)

Flood warnings are current for the following catchments: Cooks, Culgoa, Paroo, Warrego, Barwon and Darling

For the latest flood and weather warnings see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/

For the latest rainfall and weather forecasts see www.bom.gov.au/australia/meteye/

For the latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood
Flood Safety Advice:

This Flood Watch means that people living or working along rivers and streams must monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings and be ready to move to higher ground should flooding develop.

Flood Warnings will be issued if Minor Flood Level is expected to be exceeded at key sites along the main rivers for which the Bureau of Meteorology provides a flood warning service.

Severe Weather Warnings will be issued or updated if very heavy rain is forecast or observed.

For more information on the Flood Watch Service: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml

FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.nsw.gov.au

For emergency assistance call the SES on telephone number 132 500

For life threatening emergencies, call 000 immediately

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