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NSW Emergency Services Battle Unprecedented Snow and Floods as Woman Remains Missing

Search efforts for a woman swept away in Hunter region floodwaters have resumed after conditions briefly halted operations

Rare snow in New South Wales, Australia on August 2, 2025. Credit: NSW SES
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Overview

  • SES teams have logged over 1,455 weather-related incidents across the Upper Hunter, Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast since the weekend
  • Record snowfall of up to 50 cm on the Northern Tablelands stranded about 200 vehicles and forced closures of the New England, Oxley and Waterfall ways
  • A multi-agency search has recommenced in Cessnock for a woman washed from her car when floodwaters overtook Old North Road
  • More than 27,500 homes and businesses remain without power following wild winds and fallen trees across the Mid North Coast and New England
  • Emergency warnings and evacuation orders remain in effect for Scone, Tamworth, Gunnedah and Manilla as forecasts warn of further river rises