Major Flooding, Travel Warning in Australia’s Most Populous State as Deadly Storm Nears

Published on April 4, 2024

Residents of Sydney and surrounding areas are being urged to stay indoors as damaging winds and heavy rain sweep through, causing life-threatening flash flooding. Drivers are being warned to avoid non-essential travel as the dangerous storm system hits along Australia’s eastern seaboard. An inland low and coastal trough joining forces over New South Wales (NSW) is forecast to bring heavy localised falls to much of the state on April 5. Authorities warned 24-hour totals could top 200mm in Sydney and the south coast, with as much as 300mm dumped on the Illawarra Escarpment overlooking Wollongong. The intense downpours could lead to “dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding” from April 5 evening, NSW’s State Emergency Service said in a watch and act warning just after 5am....

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