SEVERE WEATHER WARNING UPDATE

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald will move into northern NSW this afternoon then track steadily southwards to reach the Illawarra coast around dawn on Tuesday morning before moving out to sea. The system will produce widespread heavy rain over much of eastern NSW through today and overnight tonight into Tuesday.
Winds in near coastal areas will reach damaging, and possibly locally destructive, levels coincident with dangerous surf conditions. Conditions will ease slowly in northern parts of the State during today and clear from the Hunter southwards during Tuesday.

If you need urgent help during the floods or storms, you can call the SES on 132 500, but please only use it in an emergency situation.

A Public Information and Inquiry Centre has been activated to support the current severe weather response in NSW. Members of the public can contact the Public Information and Inquiry Centre (PIIC) on 1800 227 228, regarding information on the flood and storm operation across NSW.
Additional information in relation to the flood and severe weather warnings can be viewed on www.emergency.nsw.gov.au.
It should be noted that this inquiry hotline does not replace any emergency hotlines.
For emergency flood calls please call the State Emergency Service on 132 500.