Emergency warnings and evacuation orders in place across NSW coast, after damaging rain and winds
The SES has issued warnings for those around Burril Lake, near Ulladulla, to seek shelter after downpours have caused significant rises in waterways there.
About 200 properties are impacted with floods reaching above floor level in homes, NSW SES said.
Others in Sanctuary Point, near Jervis Bay, have been warned to move to higher ground after hazardous flooding has made it unsafe to evacuate.
Evacuate now alerts have also been issued on the Central Coast by the SES after severe coastal erosion in Wamberal and The Entrance.
So far, seven emergency warnings remain in place along the NSW coast.
Almost 30,000 people are waking up on Wednesday morning to widespread outages.
Multiple providers are reporting disruptions across their networks from Newcastle to as far south as Batemans Bay on the South Coast.
According to their own figures, Endeavour customers appear to be the most impacted, with 17,000 homes without power.
NSW SES crews have responded to more than 2,320 incidents since the start of this event, including floodwater rescues around the South Coast.
The falls topped at more than 200mm in Ulladulla overnight, with flood rescue crews responding to a series of requests for help in Shoalhaven.
"These incidents are a timely reminder that roads are slippery, and conditions can become dangerous quickly," SES Acting Assistant Commissioner Allison Flaxman said.
"Please never drive, walk or play in floodwaters. If you do come across a flooded road, turn around and find an alternative route."
Overnight, a motorist was taken to hospital after a large tree fell, bringing down high-voltage power lines in Cranebrook.
On arrival at the scene, crews found the the tree lying on the roadway with a damaged vehicle nearby, the driver sustaining minor injuries.
The severe conditions also brought trees down onto power lines and railway tracks at the foot of the Blue Mountains in Lapstone.
Major train delays and power outages occurred following the damage.
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