Snow, hail, rain and icy Extreme climate warnings for many of southern Australia for remainder of the weekwinds in a single day in Victoria

23/09/2022

Issued: 3pm AEST Thursday 22 September 2022

Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms will proceed on Thursday night time and into Friday alongside the New South Wales coast together with Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast and Hunter areas.

A minor to reasonable flood warning has been issued for Wilsons River in Lismore. Relying on the situation and depth of the rainfall, peaks above reasonable might be doable from Friday and into the weekend.

A extreme climate warning for heavy rainfall is present for the Northern Rivers and components of the Mid North Coast with 24-hourly totals of 80 to 120 mm anticipated, and remoted falls of 200 mm doable.

The scenario is evolving and the Bureau is monitoring the rainfall intently. The Bureau will proceed to replace its forecasts and warnings recurrently.

Communities in affected areas ought to keep updated with the newest forecasts and warnings through the Bureau’s web site and BOM Climate app and comply with the recommendation of emergency providers.

ENDS