Overview
- An overnight evacuation order for the Narrabeen Lagoon area was downgraded to Watch and Act, allowing residents to return with caution.
- NSW SES responded to more than 1,400 incidents in 24 hours and carried out about 20 flood rescues, with repeated warnings not to drive through floodwaters.
- Exceptionally heavy local falls were recorded on Sydney’s northern beaches, with up to roughly 250–260 mm in some pockets and waves reported near five metres, prompting widespread beach closures.
- A landslide at Great Mackerel Beach damaged three properties and injured at least one person, with assessments and clean-up continuing.
- Transport disruptions included road closures and buses replacing trains between Hornsby and Gosford, and some flights at Sydney Airport were delayed due to the downpours.