NSW floods to ‘continue for months’ as another rain-bearing system threatens state’s west | sallyrawsthorne
A new rain-bearing system will hit NSW’s west in the coming days, as authorities warn flooding will continue for months, causing saturated catchments to cop a further soaking.There are 10 flood warnings current across the state, the Bureau of Meteorology’s Jane Golding said on Wednesday morning. Six of those are for major floods.
The system is expected to bring winds of up to 125 km/hour, thunderstorms and intense rain, representing a “real risk of flash flooding,” Golding said. A low-pressure system will weaken but will be followed by more rain at the weekend, including on the east coast. Already 300 people in and near Moama have already been told to evacuate this week, and thousands are on standby. The area is predicted to see flood heights eclipse the area’s second-worst on record in 1993.
“What we need to be mindful of is this is a very, very long event and broadly across all of NSW, these floods will continue for a number of months,” he told ABC TV on Wednesday.
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