Capertee, New South Wales, Australia Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

For the MID NORTH COAST and adjacent NORTHERN TABLELANDS AND HUNTER: Moderate rainfall with isolated areas of HEAVY RAINFALL leading to FLASH FLOODING is forecast to continue until late tonight. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 60 and 100 mm and 12-hourly totals between 90 and 120 mm are likely.
Locally INTENSE RAINFALL which may lead to DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING is also possible for parts of the Mid North Coast between Kempsey and Dorrigo, mainly about elevated areas. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 100 and 150 mm are possible with 12-hourly totals reaching between 150 and 200 mm.
HEAVY RAINFALL is expected to ease about the Mid North Coast by midnight.
For parts of the SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, BLUE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN HUNTER: Moderate rainfall during today is expected to increase overnight, with areas of HEAVY RAINFALL leading to FLASH FLOODING possible from early Friday morning until Friday evening. Six-hourly rainfall totals of 60 to 90 mm are possible with 24-hourly totals between 80 and 130 mm.
A Flood Watch and various Flood Warnings are current for multiple catchments. Please refer to http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/.
Locations which may be affected include Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Taree, Katoomba, Sawtell and Dorrigo.
Severe weather is no longer occurring in the Northern Rivers and North West Slopes and Plains districts and the warning for these districts is CANCELLED.
Significant rainfall observations in the 24 hours to 9:00 am Thursday morning include:
336 mm at Bellingen
323 mm at Moparrabah
242 mm at Englands Road (Coffs Harbour)
240 mm at Kooroowi
200 mm at Woolgoolga Dam
169 mm at Kempsey Airport
160 mm at Belleview Park (Dorrigo)

For the MID NORTH COAST and adjacent NORTHERN TABLELANDS AND HUNTER: Moderate rainfall with isolated areas of HEAVY RAINFALL leading to FLASH FLOODING is forecast to continue until late tonight. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 60 and 100 mm and 12-hourly totals between 90 and 120 mm are likely.
Locally INTENSE RAINFALL which may lead to DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING is also possible for parts of the Mid North Coast between Kempsey and Dorrigo, mainly about elevated areas. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 100 and 150 mm are possible with 12-hourly totals reaching between 150 and 200 mm.
HEAVY RAINFALL is expected to ease about the Mid North Coast by midnight.
For parts of the SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, BLUE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN HUNTER: Moderate rainfall during today is expected to increase overnight, with areas of HEAVY RAINFALL leading to FLASH FLOODING possible from early Friday morning until Friday evening. Six-hourly rainfall totals of 60 to 90 mm are possible with 24-hourly totals between 80 and 130 mm.
A Flood Watch and various Flood Warnings are current for multiple catchments. Please refer to http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/.
Locations which may be affected include Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Taree, Katoomba, Sawtell and Dorrigo.
Severe weather is no longer occurring in the Northern Rivers and North West Slopes and Plains districts and the warning for these districts is CANCELLED.
Significant rainfall observations in the 24 hours to 9:00 am Thursday morning include:
336 mm at Bellingen
323 mm at Moparrabah
242 mm at Englands Road (Coffs Harbour)
240 mm at Kooroowi
200 mm at Woolgoolga Dam
169 mm at Kempsey Airport
160 mm at Belleview Park (Dorrigo)

Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, heavy rain and showers and easterly winds are expected during Thursday and Friday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the Mid North Coast, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.