Weather Warning

This warning affects:Bellinger and Kalang Rivers, Camden Haven River, Goulburn and Upper Hunter Rivers, Hastings River, Karuah River, Lake Macquarie, Macleay River, Manning and Gloucester Rivers, Myall River, Nambucca River, Newcastle Area, Orara River, Paterson and Williams Rivers, Wallis Lake and Wollombi Brook and Lower Hunter River. View More

Flood Watch for parts of the Northern Rivers, Hunter and Mid North Coast

  • Issued by the Bureau of Meteorology

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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

Flood Watch for parts of the Northern Rivers, Hunter and Mid North Coast

Issued at 12:32 AM EST on Monday 19 May 2025.

MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING LIKELY IN PARTS OF THE NORTHERN RIVERS, HUNTER AND MID NORTH COAST FROM MONDAY EVENING, WITH ISOLATED MAJOR FLOODING POSSIBLE

A coastal trough is positioned about the southern Mid North Coast, and is forecast to slowly track northwards into Tuesday. This trough is expected to bring multiple days of widespread moderate to heavy rainfall about central parts of the NSW coast and is likely to cause minor to moderate flooding from Monday evening.

Catchments in the Flood Watch area are relatively wet.

The exact location and timing of the heaviest falls is uncertain. However, isolated major flooding, alongside localised river level rises, and flash flooding are likely within the areas of heaviest rainfall.

Flood Classes (minor, moderate, major) are only defined for catchments where the Bureau provides a flood warning service. A severe weather warning is current for Mid North Coast and parts of Hunter, Northern Tablelands and North West Slopes and Plains Forecast Districts.

Catchments likely to be affected include:

Orara River   minor flooding
Bellinger and Kalang Rivers   minor to moderate flooding
Nambucca River   minor to moderate flooding
Macleay River   minor flooding
Hastings River   minor to moderate flooding
Camden Haven River   minor flooding
Manning and Gloucester Rivers   moderate to major flooding
Wallis Lake   minor flooding
Karuah River   
Goulburn and Upper Hunter Rivers   moderate to major flooding
Wollombi Brook and Lower Hunter River   moderate to major flooding
Newcastle Area   
Lake Macquarie   minor flooding

Flood warnings current in the following catchments: Warrego, Darling, Paterson and Williams, Myall and Tuggerah Lake.

For the latest flood and weather warnings see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/

For the latest rainfall and weather forecasts see www.bom.gov.au/australia/meteye/

For the latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood

Flood Safety Advice:

This Flood Watch means that people living or working along rivers and streams must monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings and be ready to move to higher ground should flooding develop.

Flood Warnings will be issued if Minor Flood Level is expected to be exceeded at key sites along the main rivers for which the Bureau of Meteorology provides a flood warning service.

Severe Weather Warnings will be issued or updated if very heavy rain is forecast or observed.

For more information on the Flood Watch Service: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml

FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.nsw.gov.au

For emergency assistance call the SES on telephone number 132 500

For life threatening emergencies, call 000 immediately

Next Issue

The next Flood Watch will be issued by 01:00 pm EST on Tuesday 20 May 2025.