⚠️🌧️💨❄️ HEAVY RAIN, DAMAGING WINDS, SNOW

- VARIOUS PARTS OF #NSW - 1:50PM, Tuesday 24th September There are growing signs that heavy rain and potentially damaging winds will impact parts of eastern NSW later this week, while some other parts of the state could see unexpected low-level snow on Thursday. A slow-moving upper-level feature is expected to cause a low pressure system or trough to develop near the NSW coast, leading to a 3-day period of increased rain, wind and swell. There is still some uncertainty regarding the strength and position of the low pressure system, which makes it difficult to accurately predict its impacts. At this stage, there is enough model consensus to suggest that the heaviest rain, strongest winds and largest waves will probably occur along the Mid North Coast and possibly in parts of the Hunter or Northern Rivers districts. While there is noticeable disagreement in the location of the heaviest rain, all three models are predicting localised rainfall totals of more than 200 mm from this system. This would be enough rain to cause flash flooding. Blustery south to southeasterly winds will also batter the NSW coast from Thursday to Saturday, with damaging gusts possible in some areas, particularly near the low pressure system. Another interesting aspect of this weather system will be the potential for unexpected snow in parts of southern and central NSW. The combination of persistent precipitation, a saturated atmosphere and cold air could allow a phenomenon called the ‘melting effect’ to cause snow to reach low levels in southern NSW on Thursday. There is even a chance of snow in parts of the Central Tablelands if the precipitation is persistent enough on Thursday. More reliable forecast information will become available in the coming days and warnings will be issued later in the week where necessary and we will continue to provide updates as it evolves. Article: www.weatherzone.com.au Image: Accumulated Rainfall over 7 days, ACCESS ▪️View and be alerted to severe weather, flooding and more by downloading the NSW Incident Alerts App. Try for free today; https://apple.co/39Y5tW2