Residents brace for wet weather in New South Wales

Residents in New South Wales are being warned to keep the “brolly handy”.  A wet weather band will sweep across the state today, which could see areas along the coast receive more than 150 millimetres.  Heavy falls are expected tonight and into tomorrow for areas between Wollongong and Coffs Harbour, including Sydney.  The SES is warning some low-lying areas could see flash flooding.  “The rain tends to carve up our roads, and that’s one of the key points here is that if there’s water over the road, you can’t see what’s happened underneath that, so it is quite dangerous to try and drive through it,” NSW SES Acting Assistant Commissioner Allison Flaxman said.