Heavy rainfall over the past few days has caused significant flooding across New South Wales, particularly affecting Sydney and the surrounding regions. Warragamba Dam began spilling on Friday morning, marking the third time this year, with the spill rate reaching approximately 30% of Sydney Harbour's volume per day. The deluge resulted in more than 140mm of rain in 24 hours, leading to flood warnings being issued across NSW. The Nepean River is heading towards major flooding, with minor to major flood warnings in place for the Hawkesbury-Nepean area, including North Richmond, Menangle Bridge, and Penrith. Multiple rescues have been conducted, with more than a dozen people saved from floodwaters overnight in Sydney, and 10 people rescued in Harford County. The wet weather is now easing, and the Warragamba Dam is starting to recede after a night of emergency flood warnings and rescues.
Heavy rainfall over the past few days has caused flooding in several parts of the Hawkesbury and Nepean area, forcing residents to evacuate. https://t.co/XJ2TXj68rd
Wet weather is easing and the Warragamba Dam is starting to recede after a long night of emergency flood warnings and rescues across Sydney and its surrounding regions. #9News READ MORE: https://t.co/ScENmMSTsX https://t.co/VfRdNbqJRV
Heavy rains in Australia's east spark flash flooding, rescues https://t.co/F0o422Js8v https://t.co/VfXwu9DzBh
Floodwaters rising in Sydney’s north-west after deluge https://t.co/EkTVNJUyfM
More than a dozen people have been rescued from floodwaters overnight in Sydney, with evacuation warnings still in place across the city. #9News FLOODS https://t.co/D0dn4lk5Rc https://t.co/pKSZatKNjO
There are flood warnings across much of Sydney's west, with residents on the upper Nepean River facing a nervous night ahead. @EeRamsay #9Newsq LATEST: https://t.co/7btLj1Fw8b https://t.co/1KcAPCNbQl
#Hawkesbury-Nepean Flood Warning has been upgraded to Minor to Major level due to potential Major Flood at #NorthRichmond tonight. Moderate flood is currently occurring at Menangle Bridge and minor flooding is occurring at Penrith. Latest warning update https://t.co/mnOhFeWj5z
Warragamba Dam spills over as flood warnings issued across NSW due to heavy rainfall https://t.co/KGU450tc71
Warragamba Dam began to spill on Friday morning as parts of Sydney were smashed by more than 140mm of rain in the space of just 24 hours. https://t.co/BJQIt9jKMh
Nepean river heading towards major flooding. (Via @BOM_NSW ) https://t.co/gpSsZjgXaF
#WarragambaDam is spilling for the 3rd time this year after another bout of heavy rain in eastern NSW overnight. The dam started spilling at 4:20am and by 7am, its spill rate was ~30% of Sydney Harbour's volume per day. Here are some rainfall obs from the 24 hours to 9am Friday. https://t.co/UE1EdU5oOm
Warragamba Dam spills, suburb prepares to evacuate after deluge https://t.co/iID8FdxSt5
During Wednesday night’s severe weather 10 people were rescued from floodwaters in Harford County. https://t.co/6K0lpkLaIQ https://t.co/zWJdc1vKYF
Rain drenches Sydney after wreaking havoc on NSW South Coast https://t.co/ECbzolfA1s