A “potentially life-threatening” downpour that has flooded rivers and triggered evacuations along the New South Wales (NSW) coast has made its way to Sydney. Rain has plagued the city for most of the week, but the deluge arriving on Saturday will be on another level, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said. “We might see quite significant flash flooding and we’ve got a flood watch current for both the Nepean and Hawkesbury rivers,” bureau flood operations manager Justin Robinson said. “We’re likely to see a spill from Warragamba Dam and that will then impact those communities downstream.” BoM issued a severe weather warning on Saturday morning covering an area from the mid-north coast to the far south coast of NSW as well as Canberra. The bureau warned of intense rainfall “potentially leading to life-threatening flash flooding” and damaging winds averaging 60-70km/h with gusts exceeding 90km/h. It said strong winds may generate …
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