Rain, winds ease in the Hunter as low pressure system moves on

The Advertiser

3 days ago

After being hammered by peak gusts of up to 110 kmh, easing conditions will hopefully bring some respite to the Hunter Region.
A complex low-pressure system that brought days of intense rain and wild winds along the NSW east coast, was likely to move further east into the Tasman sea by Thursday morning, July 3.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, damaging winds averaging 60 to 70 kmh, peaking at 100kmh were still possible late on Wednesday July 2 on the Hunter coastline.
In the 24 hours to Wednesday 3.30pm, Nobbys weather station recorded 20.2 millimetres while Williamtown recorded 26.4 millimetres.
Newcastle's Thursday forecast was predicting a maximum of 18 degrees with an 80 per cent chance of one to 6 millimetres of rain with Friday July 4 dropping to 10 per cent chance of rain.
A coastal hazard and hazardous surf warning for large and powerful surf conditions and coastal erosion was forecast into Thursday for the Hunter coast.
Northern zone public information officer Steven Lawrence said the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) responded to 432 incidents in the greater Hunter area during the weather event as of July 2 at 10am.
The Central Coast was hit harder, however, with 333 incidents in Gosford and 217 incidents in Wyong.
The majority of call-outs were from fallen trees and, to a lesser extent, leaking roofs, Mr Lawrence said.
Port Stephens SES received 50 calls for assistance since the low-pressure system began, ranging from minor flooding to requests for sandbags and trees down on houses.
The local unit said while the rain and wind could hang around this evening, there were sandbagging points in Raymond Terrace and Medowie.
Cooranbong and Dora Creek in Lake Macquarie were initially put on flood watch on Tuesday but have been downgraded to monitor conditions as rainfall was expected to ease on Thursday.
The Barrington Tops conservation group, Aussie Ark, said they were hammered by the "cyclone bomb" that swept through after only just starting to rebuild from May's devastation.
"The team is now facing fresh destruction as torrential rain, cyclonic winds, and unpredictable snowfall leave the sanctuary battered once again," they said.
Fifteen trees came down across the property, ripping through fences, blocking access tracks while power cut out at several facilities.
Out of hundreds of animals on site, only two Tasmanian Devils were unaccounted for, although the organisation believed they were likely sheltering in their dens.
"We've only just begun to recover from the last disaster, and now we're picking up the pieces all over again," managing director Tim Faulkner said.
Across the state, the SES responded to 3400 incidents.
NSW SES Assistant Commissioner Nicole Hogan said the complex low-pressure system was currently shifting off the south coast, bringing risk of flash and riverine flooding around Illawarra and Shoalhaven.
"Volunteers have been kept busy overnight and into today as strong wind gusts brought down trees, powerlines and damaged properties," Ms Hogan said.
"We have more than 2,000 members responding to incidents, along with emergency service partners. An additional crew from ACT SES is deploying to assist in the area later today," she said.
"We urge everyone to stay well clear of fallen trees and powerlines as we work to clean up the damage."
The Insurance Council of Australia recorded almost $2 billion in flood, cyclone and rain insurance in six months.
The Mid North Coast and the Hunter Region claims from the May floods had numbered 11,500, reaching almost $200 million, they said.
After being hammered by peak gusts of up to 110 kmh, easing conditions will hopefully bring some respite to the Hunter Region.
A complex low-pressure system that brought days of intense rain and wild winds along the NSW east coast, was likely to move further east into the Tasman sea by Thursday morning, July 3.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, damaging winds averaging 60 to 70 kmh, peaking at 100kmh were still possible late on Wednesday July 2 on the Hunter coastline.
In the 24 hours to Wednesday 3.30pm, Nobbys weather station recorded 20.2 millimetres while Williamtown recorded 26.4 millimetres.
Newcastle's Thursday forecast was predicting a maximum of 18 degrees with an 80 per cent chance of one to 6 millimetres of rain with Friday July 4 dropping to 10 per cent chance of rain.
A coastal hazard and hazardous surf warning for large and powerful surf conditions and coastal erosion was forecast into Thursday for the Hunter coast.
Northern zone public information officer Steven Lawrence said the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) responded to 432 incidents in the greater Hunter area during the weather event as of July 2 at 10am.
The Central Coast was hit harder, however, with 333 incidents in Gosford and 217 incidents in Wyong.
The majority of call-outs were from fallen trees and, to a lesser extent, leaking roofs, Mr Lawrence said.
Port Stephens SES received 50 calls for assistance since the low-pressure system began, ranging from minor flooding to requests for sandbags and trees down on houses.
The local unit said while the rain and wind could hang around this evening, there were sandbagging points in Raymond Terrace and Medowie.
Cooranbong and Dora Creek in Lake Macquarie were initially put on flood watch on Tuesday but have been downgraded to monitor conditions as rainfall was expected to ease on Thursday.
The Barrington Tops conservation group, Aussie Ark, said they were hammered by the "cyclone bomb" that swept through after only just starting to rebuild from May's devastation.
"The team is now facing fresh destruction as torrential rain, cyclonic winds, and unpredictable snowfall leave the sanctuary battered once again," they said.
Fifteen trees came down across the property, ripping through fences, blocking access tracks while power cut out at several facilities.
Out of hundreds of animals on site, only two Tasmanian Devils were unaccounted for, although the organisation believed they were likely sheltering in their dens.
"We've only just begun to recover from the last disaster, and now we're picking up the pieces all over again," managing director Tim Faulkner said.
Across the state, the SES responded to 3400 incidents.
NSW SES Assistant Commissioner Nicole Hogan said the complex low-pressure system was currently shifting off the south coast, bringing risk of flash and riverine flooding around Illawarra and Shoalhaven.
"Volunteers have been kept busy overnight and into today as strong wind gusts brought down trees, powerlines and damaged properties," Ms Hogan said.
"We have more than 2,000 members responding to incidents, along with emergency service partners. An additional crew from ACT SES is deploying to assist in the area later today," she said.
"We urge everyone to stay well clear of fallen trees and powerlines as we work to clean up the damage."
The Insurance Council of Australia recorded almost $2 billion in flood, cyclone and rain insurance in six months.
The Mid North Coast and the Hunter Region claims from the May floods had numbered 11,500, reaching almost $200 million, they said.
After being hammered by peak gusts of up to 110 kmh, easing conditions will hopefully bring some respite to the Hunter Region.
A complex low-pressure system that brought days of intense rain and wild winds along the NSW east coast, was likely to move further east into the Tasman sea by Thursday morning, July 3.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, damaging winds averaging 60 to 70 kmh, peaking at 100kmh were still possible late on Wednesday July 2 on the Hunter coastline.
In the 24 hours to Wednesday 3.30pm, Nobbys weather station recorded 20.2 millimetres while Williamtown recorded 26.4 millimetres.
Newcastle's Thursday forecast was predicting a maximum of 18 degrees with an 80 per cent chance of one to 6 millimetres of rain with Friday July 4 dropping to 10 per cent chance of rain.
A coastal hazard and hazardous surf warning for large and powerful surf conditions and coastal erosion was forecast into Thursday for the Hunter coast.
Northern zone public information officer Steven Lawrence said the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) responded to 432 incidents in the greater Hunter area during the weather event as of July 2 at 10am.
The Central Coast was hit harder, however, with 333 incidents in Gosford and 217 incidents in Wyong.
The majority of call-outs were from fallen trees and, to a lesser extent, leaking roofs, Mr Lawrence said.
Port Stephens SES received 50 calls for assistance since the low-pressure system began, ranging from minor flooding to requests for sandbags and trees down on houses.
The local unit said while the rain and wind could hang around this evening, there were sandbagging points in Raymond Terrace and Medowie.
Cooranbong and Dora Creek in Lake Macquarie were initially put on flood watch on Tuesday but have been downgraded to monitor conditions as rainfall was expected to ease on Thursday.
The Barrington Tops conservation group, Aussie Ark, said they were hammered by the "cyclone bomb" that swept through after only just starting to rebuild from May's devastation.
"The team is now facing fresh destruction as torrential rain, cyclonic winds, and unpredictable snowfall leave the sanctuary battered once again," they said.
Fifteen trees came down across the property, ripping through fences, blocking access tracks while power cut out at several facilities.
Out of hundreds of animals on site, only two Tasmanian Devils were unaccounted for, although the organisation believed they were likely sheltering in their dens.
"We've only just begun to recover from the last disaster, and now we're picking up the pieces all over again," managing director Tim Faulkner said.
Across the state, the SES responded to 3400 incidents.
NSW SES Assistant Commissioner Nicole Hogan said the complex low-pressure system was currently shifting off the south coast, bringing risk of flash and riverine flooding around Illawarra and Shoalhaven.
"Volunteers have been kept busy overnight and into today as strong wind gusts brought down trees, powerlines and damaged properties," Ms Hogan said.
"We have more than 2,000 members responding to incidents, along with emergency service partners. An additional crew from ACT SES is deploying to assist in the area later today," she said.
"We urge everyone to stay well clear of fallen trees and powerlines as we work to clean up the damage."
The Insurance Council of Australia recorded almost $2 billion in flood, cyclone and rain insurance in six months.
The Mid North Coast and the Hunter Region claims from the May floods had numbered 11,500, reaching almost $200 million, they said.
After being hammered by peak gusts of up to 110 kmh, easing conditions will hopefully bring some respite to the Hunter Region.
A complex low-pressure system that brought days of intense rain and wild winds along the NSW east coast, was likely to move further east into the Tasman sea by Thursday morning, July 3.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, damaging winds averaging 60 to 70 kmh, peaking at 100kmh were still possible late on Wednesday July 2 on the Hunter coastline.
In the 24 hours to Wednesday 3.30pm, Nobbys weather station recorded 20.2 millimetres while Williamtown recorded 26.4 millimetres.
Newcastle's Thursday forecast was predicting a maximum of 18 degrees with an 80 per cent chance of one to 6 millimetres of rain with Friday July 4 dropping to 10 per cent chance of rain.
A coastal hazard and hazardous surf warning for large and powerful surf conditions and coastal erosion was forecast into Thursday for the Hunter coast.
Northern zone public information officer Steven Lawrence said the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) responded to 432 incidents in the greater Hunter area during the weather event as of July 2 at 10am.
The Central Coast was hit harder, however, with 333 incidents in Gosford and 217 incidents in Wyong.
The majority of call-outs were from fallen trees and, to a lesser extent, leaking roofs, Mr Lawrence said.
Port Stephens SES received 50 calls for assistance since the low-pressure system began, ranging from minor flooding to requests for sandbags and trees down on houses.
The local unit said while the rain and wind could hang around this evening, there were sandbagging points in Raymond Terrace and Medowie.
Cooranbong and Dora Creek in Lake Macquarie were initially put on flood watch on Tuesday but have been downgraded to monitor conditions as rainfall was expected to ease on Thursday.
The Barrington Tops conservation group, Aussie Ark, said they were hammered by the "cyclone bomb" that swept through after only just starting to rebuild from May's devastation.
"The team is now facing fresh destruction as torrential rain, cyclonic winds, and unpredictable snowfall leave the sanctuary battered once again," they said.
Fifteen trees came down across the property, ripping through fences, blocking access tracks while power cut out at several facilities.
Out of hundreds of animals on site, only two Tasmanian Devils were unaccounted for, although the organisation believed they were likely sheltering in their dens.
"We've only just begun to recover from the last disaster, and now we're picking up the pieces all over again," managing director Tim Faulkner said.
Across the state, the SES responded to 3400 incidents.
NSW SES Assistant Commissioner Nicole Hogan said the complex low-pressure system was currently shifting off the south coast, bringing risk of flash and riverine flooding around Illawarra and Shoalhaven.
"Volunteers have been kept busy overnight and into today as strong wind gusts brought down trees, powerlines and damaged properties," Ms Hogan said.
"We have more than 2,000 members responding to incidents, along with emergency service partners. An additional crew from ACT SES is deploying to assist in the area later today," she said.
"We urge everyone to stay well clear of fallen trees and powerlines as we work to clean up the damage."
The Insurance Council of Australia recorded almost $2 billion in flood, cyclone and rain insurance in six months.
The Mid North Coast and the Hunter Region claims from the May floods had numbered 11,500, reaching almost $200 million, they said.