Wet weather eases; minor flood warning remains in place for the Hastings

While the wet weather has eased overnight, an initial minor flood warning for the Hastings River remains in place.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) advises that minor flooding is possible at Kindee Bridge and Settlement Point on Saturday, April 6.

Rainfall totals of up to 129mm have been recorded across the Hastings River catchment in the 24 hours to 4pm on Friday, April 5.

Further heavy rainfall is forecast across the catchment for the remainder of Friday and into Saturday.

Flood Safety Advice:

In life threatening emergencies, call 000 (triple zero) immediately. If you require rescue, assistance to evacuate or other emergency help, ring NSW SES on 132 500.

Friday, April 5 - 5pm:

There is a current power outage affecting 130 homes near Ocean Street, Port Macquarie due to power lines falling across the road.

Essential Energy currently doesn't have an estimated time that power will be restored.

A further power outage near Kew has left 767 customers.

Friday, April 5- 3.30pm:

SES teams in the Port Macquarie Hastings area have been called to jobs throughout the day including mostly leaking roofs and fallen trees.

NSW SES Port Macquarie unit commander Katie Blake said that as of 3.15pm today there have been 69 jobs in the Port Macquarie, Wauchope and Camden Haven area.

There have been 44 jobs today for Port Macquarie alone.

NSW SES still is advising Port Macquarie residents to stay informed about predicted fast flowing minor flooding on the Hastings River.

Residents and visitors in the area are advised to obey all signs about road closures and instructions from emergency services.

"A big one is don't drive through flood water," Ms Blake said.

"And don't put yourself and others at risk."

SES crews have also received requests for sandbags, with the Wauchope SES members spending their evening filling up sandbags last night.

Port Macquarie Hastings ALS Lifeguards have advised that surf and ocean conditions across most beaches have deteriorated throughout this afternoon forcing some beaches to close.

Friday, April 5 - 9am:

The Mid North Coast SES has advised people in the Logans Crossing, Kendall and Kew areas to stay informed about the predicted fast flowing minor flooding for the Camden Haven River.

Residents are encouraged to stay informed by monitoring warnings issued by NSW SES on their website and Facebook page, listening to your local ABC radio station, and checking the latest weather information from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) online.

The BoM advises a weak trough lies on the far north coast between Thursday and Friday.

An inland trough is forecast to deepen and potentially develop into a low pressure system on Friday.

The system is expected to bring rain to much of the state in the coming few days with locally heavy falls, particular in the east.

There is still uncertainty associated with the location and intensity of the heaviest falls.

The inland low and coastal trough are expected to move further south through Saturday with the rain easing over NSW.

This rainfall has the potential to cause minor to moderate flooding along parts of the New South Wales coast and ranges from late Thursday.

Thursday, April 4:

The NSW SES have advised people in the Port Macquarie area to stay informed about predicted fast flowing minor flooding on the Hastings River.

Residents are advised to stay informed by monitoring warnings issued by NSW SES on their website and Facebook page, listening to your local ABC radio station and checking the latest weather information from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) online.

The BoM have advised that a weak trough lies on the far north coast between Thursday and Friday.

An inland trough is forecast to deepen and potentially develop into a low pressure system on Friday, with the system expected to bring rain to much of the state in the coming few days including locally heavy falls in the east.

There is still uncertainty associated with the location and intensity of the heaviest falls.

The inland low and coastal trough are expected to move further south through Saturday with the rain easing over the NSW.

This rainfall has the potential to cause minor to moderate flooding along parts of the New South Wales coast and ranges from late Thursday.

Based on predictions from the Bureau of Meteorology, NSW SES has said that Port Macquarie may be impacted by dangerous floodwaters.

Katie Blake

had about as of 3.15pm has 44 jobs come throgu for pmq alone. all total 69 between three.

this morning leaking rooves, trees down mostly this afternoon and few requested

big one is dont drive through flood wa and dont put yourself and other at risk