The NSW SES advises people in Sydney, Wollongong, Nowra, Batemans Bay and Goulburn to avoid leaving the house amid damaging winds and heavy to intense rainfall.
EASTERN NSW Severe Weather – STAY INDOORS!
The NSW SES is advising people in the following areas to STAY INDOORS due to damaging winds, and heavy to intense rainfall: #Sydney, #Wollongong, #Nowra, #BatemansBay, #Goulburn. pic.twitter.com/Rzn00PHghk
— NSW SES (@NSWSES) April 4, 2024
NSW Police reiterated the warning, telling residents to “monitor the situation as it is constantly changing”.
If you live in the Sydney, Gosford, Wollongong, Nowra, Batemans Bay or Goulburn areas, stay safe today. Stay up to date on weather warnings through @NSWSES , @BOM_NSW and the Hazards Near Me NSW app on your phone. #nswweather pic.twitter.com/BM6DxNrV3M
— NSW Police Force (@nswpolice) April 4, 2024
NSW Premier Chris Minns says the state is experiencing a “significant weather event”.
“It is most important that you don’t take unnecessary risks at the moment, particularly travelling through flood waters,” he said.
The premier described the weather as a “volatile event” and urged affected residents to stay up to date with the latest information.
“If we can communicate that quickly to the people of NSW, we can minimise danger to people in particular,” he said.
“It requires everybody being alert, particularly in the next 24 to 48 hours.”
Why is it raining so much in #NSW?
It's all to do with the interaction between different weather events occurring in different levels of the atmosphere at the same time. Severe Weather Warnings are currently in place for central & southern NSW. Latest: https://t.co/4W35o8iFmh pic.twitter.com/wjvq17113A— Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (@BOM_au) April 4, 2024
