A mammoth clean up is under way across Sydney, the Central Coast and the Illawarra region after a powerful coastal low battered the NSW coast.
However, severe weather warnings remain in place across much of coastal NSW and destructive winds are forecast, although conditions are expected to ease into tomorrow.
NSW SES volunteers have responded to more than 3400 incidents as intense rainfall and damaging winds hit coastal communities, while about 28,000 homes remain without power.
Chief superintendent Dallas Burnes said the worst of the weather appeared to be behind the state.
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“I was having a look at the radar picture, the rain rates and the wind levels, we are starting to see all of those areas ease off,” Burnes said.
“That’s letting our crews catch up on the backlog of jobs.”
The strong winds were on full display in Cronulla in Sydney’s south early this morning, where a demountable buildings was dislodged at a construction site.
There was a lucky miss for the site manager, who was meant to be in the building at 5am but had slept in after there was a power outage at his home.
The weather disrupted several communities, including Kingswood where a tree fell on the tracks halting trains between St Marys and Penrith.
On the NSW Central Coast, a huge swell is eating away at multi-million-dollar homes on Wamberal Beach.
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Frustrated residents believe not enough has been done to protect their properties.
“We’ve presented plans seven to eight weeks ago for council to act in this emergency,” Wamberal resident Lisa Kolinac said.
“We’ve still only seen a few rocks and a bit of sand pushed onto the beach.”
NSW Premier Chris Minns was questioned about the situation today.
“It would probably save the houses that are in immediate danger but it would spread the risk to other houses,” Minns said.
Warragamba Dam is nearly at capacity and it will likely experience a moderate spill this evening.
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However Burnes said the impact of the spill on communities would likely be “very low”.
“We’ve already modelled that into our hydrographs,” Burnes said.
“We’re looking at very, very minimal impact downstream at Warragamba Dam if it does spill.
“We’re not seeing elevated levels downstream already, so if it does spill, there’s not going to be any danger to residents downstream.”
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