Overview
- The NSW SES logged roughly 1,400 callouts in 24 hours, including 743 in Sydney, as localized storm cells dumped up to 257mm at Great Mackerel Beach and 187mm at Avalon.
- Residents near Narrabeen Lagoon on the Northern Beaches were evacuated to higher ground and an evacuation centre opened at Mona Vale Memorial Hall.
- A woman died when a falling tree branch struck her car on Macquarie Pass south of Wollongong, police said.
- A landslide at Great Mackerel Beach on Pittwater affected three properties in the water-access-only community, according to the SES.
- Transport and coastal hazards persisted, with flight delays at Sydney Airport, rail replacements between Hornsby and Gosford, hazardous surf warnings along the coast, and more than 20 beaches closed.