Overview

• The NSW SES handled 854 calls in 24 hours and conducted 34 flood rescues, including bushwalkers at Wattamolla and multiple operations across eastern Sydney.
• Torrential totals through Thursday morning included 147mm at Cronulla, 122mm at Newport, 104.8mm at Observatory Hill and 83.2mm at Sydney Airport.
• A tornado northwest of Young was confirmed by the Bureau and captured on a Rural Fire Service tower camera, with another reported near Caragabal.
• Hazardous surf warnings remain for much of the coast with police urging people to stay out of the water, and winds up to 90 km/h are forecast for the Hunter, Mid North Coast and Northern Tablelands.
• Forecasters expect the low to shift offshore near Jervis Bay with conditions easing from the south, though local flooding, coastal erosion and some transport disruptions persist.