NSW weather live: SES issues evacuation orders as Sydneysiders urged to stay home – live

More than 400mm falls on parts of mid north coast as flash floods hit state

There are some remarkable images coming out of Port Macquarie this morning:

A video from my brother in #PortMacquarie this morning - the aftermath of major flooding of the Hastings River. They are standing on the second story of their house | @abcnews @kerrinjthomas @Hannah_Palmer @BOM_NSW @portmacnews @BOM_au pic.twitter.com/ghtmczBwjg

Mum and Dad are in the town centre of #PortMacquarie looking onto the canals which feed into the Hastings River. Several jetties have come adrift and a cow has been spotted in someone’s front yard | @abcnews @kerrinjthomas @Hannah_Palmer @portmacnews @BOM_NSW @BOM_au #NSWFloods pic.twitter.com/8EzGeAtqN7

And it’s not high tide yet.
And there’s more rain coming.#portmacquarie #NSWFloods pic.twitter.com/xqJ4mMoH8K

New South Wales’ State Emergency Service has issued evacuation orders for low-lying properties in these areas:

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