Record rainfall hits parts of northern NSW as more heavy falls forecast
ABCRecord-breaking rain has fallen in northern New South Wales as emergency services prepare for further falls in an already soaked catchment. "We are expecting another rain band to come through with higher flood warnings and higher rainfall totals, so we could expect more than 100mm over the next 24 to 48 hours," NSW SES Superintendent Scott Mclennan said. "These three particular incidents were known flash-flooding hotspots where people have taken the decision to drive through moving water," Superintendent Mclennan said. "If you have to travel in the next 48 hours, really revise if that travel is necessary, particularly as that rain starts to come down tonight," Superintendent Mclennan said. "The water we received in the last two days has soaked into the ground fairly quickly but we are concerned if we get more it's going to sit around," she said.
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