Severe weather warning in place for millions as floodwaters recede in NSW

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Severe weather warning in place for millions as floodwaters recede in NSW

Millions of Australians are now bracing for potentially wild weather as the recovery effort begins in NSW, with floodwaters still receding in the wake of devastating rains.

Severe weather warnings were in place for swathes of southeast Australia on Sunday night, including Adelaide and southern parts of Victoria.

The “significant weather event” could bring widespread damaging to destructive winds and hazardous coastal conditions from Sunday.

The Bureau of Meteorology’s Jonathon How said conditions would likely peak on Monday, as the most powerful cold front of the year swept through.

“A severe weather warning is current from damaging or destructive winds across three states, and parts of the ACT,” including NSW, Mr How said.

Across the warning area – from western South Australia to the Snowy Mountains in NSW and the ACT – winds gusts of up to 120km/h were forecast.

Camera IconWeather warnings across multiple states and territories on Sunday. BOM Credit: NewsWire

Damaging winds are expected to ease into Tuesday across the warning area, but could instead then spread into parts of eastern NSW.

“With these winds coming through, we are expecting significant impacts,” Mr How said.

“Trees are weak across southeastern *********** due to how dry it’s been over the past autumn.

“So we could see high numbers of fallen trees and branches causing damage to property.”

Mr How said the winds could also lead to damaging driving conditions and disruptions to utilities, including power infrastructure.

Snow falling late Monday and into Tuesday could also result in blizzard-like conditions across the *********** Alps.

While the weather front bears down on the country’s southeast, the Bureau also warned of unseasonal widespread rain and winds in the northeast.

Flood watch warnings were in place in parts of the country’s north, including the West Kimberley and Fitzroy Rivers, on Sunday night.

An initial flood watch was also in place for the Sturt Creek District, Tanami, Central, and Western Desert catchments in the Northern Territory.

The northeast of the country is expected to see below average temperatures and heavy rains in the coming days and into next week.

A final flood warnings were still in place at Eyre Creek in Queensland and a marine weather warning was in effect in Tasmania.

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