This was the outlook on the NSW North Coast last Saturday evening…..
The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 December 2020:
Tens of thousands of residents in northern NSW were on high alert on Saturday evening ahead of wild weather expected to arrive late on Sunday and into Monday.
Sandbagging was under way and some residents were relocating to higher ground as the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers regions braces for torrential rainfall and potential major flooding over the next 48 hours.
A deepening trough over the state was also expected to be accompanied by damaging winds gusting up to 90km/h and a damaging surf as waves were set to exceed five metres.
The Bureau of Meteorology has warned abnormally high tides could lead to coastal inundation and significant beach erosion north from Ballina.
It said rainfall was likely to be heavier in localities affected by severe thunderstorms. "This may lead to dangerous flash flooding,” it said.
The community of Ocean Shores, near Byron Bay, was caught without warning by flash flooding on Saturday afternoon.
An hour of pelting rain saw the streets inundated with whitewater in the coastal town.
The greatest concern in NSW looking ahead is for low lying properties that flank the Bellinger River, south of Coffs Harbour…..
The NSW SES urged people in flood-prone parts of the Bellingen region to relocate to the homes of family or friends outside the impact area….
A string of other areas across the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers were also on flood watch on Saturday.
Catchments likely to be affected include:
Tweed and Rouse Rivers minor to moderate flooding
Brunswick River and Marshalls Creek minor flooding
Wilsons River minor to moderate flooding
Richmond River minor flooding
Orara River moderate flooding
Coffs Coast minor flooding
Nambucca River minor to moderate flooding
Hastings River minor flooding
Authorities warned high water levels due to spring tides added to the risk of flooding in low lying areas…...
From Friday 11 to Saturday 12 December, although at least 108mm of rain had fallen on the Clarence Coast and at least 125mm inland in the Grafton area, the rain had not been accompanied by destructive storms and the Clarence River system was in no danger of heavy flooding.
Evans Head on the coast which received 158.6mm of rain in the same period appeared to be weathering the rain dump reasonably well.
Early Monday morning after a day and night of continuing rain, strong winds, high seas and king tides the northern coastline of New South Wales was bruised and battered.
Main Beach in Byron Bay... gone! @9NewsSyd #NSWfloods pic.twitter.com/BWC6beCejy
— Hannah Sinclair (@hansinclair9) December 13, 2020
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