Sydney at risk of flash flooding as parts of NSW brace for a month's rain in a day

Weather bureau says torrential downpours expected along coast between Sydney and Wollongong for six to 12 hours

Swathes of coastal New South Wales will likely be deluged with more than a month’s worth of rainfall in less than a day, with the State Emergency Service preparing to mobilise thousands of volunteers and police warning commuters to stay off the roads.

The Bureau of Meteorology has warned of possible flash flooding amid torrential downpours in an intense six to 12-hour burst expected to hit along the coast between Sydney and Wollongong on Wednesday.

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