As it happened: 'Good news' for Lismore as waters recede, but flood warnings remain for parts of northern NSW
Follow our live blog for the latest on Russia's invasion of Ukraine
For the latest flood and weather warnings in northern NSW, search on ABC Emergency
Around 20 flood evacuation orders are still in place for communities in the state's Northern Rivers and mid North Coast regions.
Follow all of Thursday's updates on our live blog below.
By Michael Doyle
For emergency assistance, contact SES in NSW or QLD on 132 500.
If your life is at risk, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.
By David Hirst
Hi, sorry for the lack of updates this afternoon. We've been having technical problems. Luckily nothing too major has happened with the flooding.
I'm going to wrap things up for today. Thanks for joining me.
Remember
For emergency assistance, contact SES in NSW or QLD on 132 500
If your life is at risk, call Triple 0 (000) immediately
By David Hirst
The NSW SES has posted a number of photos showing Lismore after the city's second devastating flood.
By David Hirst
Jamie Haycock has been sleeping in a tent in his backyard after his Lismore rental home was severely damaged by flood a month ago.
Surveying the water levels this morning, the father of 13-year-old triplets said he was very "grateful and "relieved" that wasn't repeated.
"Last time it was two and a half metres through the house, so we were worried."
Reporting by Bronwyn Herbert
By David Hirst
By David Hirst
By David Hirst
By David Hirst
By David Hirst
By David Hirst
By David Hirst
The Wilsons River at Lismore has peaked below predictions but remains above the town's flood levee, as a search for a 55-year-old woman believed to be missing in floodwaters continues.
Authorities feared the river would peak at 12 metres. Instead, it reached 11.4m about 5pm Wednesday after the town's 10.6m levee was breached for the second time in a month.
The river is at 10.7m with waters receding.
The effects of intense, heavy rainfall across Tuesday night and Wednesday continue to be felt across the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast.
Here's the latest from my colleagues on the NSW North Coast
By David Hirst
Over the last 24 hours, the NSW State Emergency Services (SES) has responded to just over 100 requests for assistance and 11 rescues, Acting Commissioner Daniel Austin said.
He said power outages were impacting more than 6,000 homes across the Northern Rivers.
"We will work as quickly as we can to restore those," he said.
By David Hirst
Senior meteorologist Dean Narramore says the Mid North Coast should stay on high alert.
"The community of Grafton and communities and towns further south downstream of the Clarence River will need to be prepared for moderate and major flooding," he said.
Coffs Harbour could experience moderate flooding and Hastings could experience minor to moderate flooding.
And a severe weather warning is in place for Kempsey all the way south to the Victorian border, with strong winds and high tides expected.
By David Hirst
More from Steph Cooke
"We have 20 evacuation orders still and 11 evacuation warnings in place currently, impacting around 30,000 people.
"I really want to thank each and every community impacted by the latest weather about for working so closely with the emergency services organisations, agencies, the ADF and of course our really hard-working volunteers who have been working around the clock for weeks now to keep our communities safe."
By David Hirst
NSW Emergency Services Minister Steph Cooke says there's been good news for Lismore.
"Some pleasing developments overnight with the peaking of the Wilsons River at 11.4 metres, which was below what we were bracing for late yesterday afternoon," she said.
"That's good news for the community this morning.
"We are regrouping as we look at recovery efforts with water starting to recede.
"The weather system is making its way down the East Coast, and we will see other communities impacted as it moves south over the next couple of days."
By David Hirst
Good morning. my name's David and I'm taking over blogging duties from Michael. Let's do this.
By Michael Doyle
The State Emergency Service said there had been 420 requests for help in the Northern Rivers and 248 on the Mid North Coast in the past 24 hours, including 19 flood rescues.
“In Bobs Creek, we had a rescue last night for three people who had driven a vehicle off a bridge and into flood water,” Jake Hoppe from the SES said.
“We also had a rescue in Sancrox for a male that had driven his vehicle into floodwater and was retrieved by Ambulance NSW some distance away from the vehicle.”
By Michael Doyle
By Michael Doyle
The NSW SES will start assessing the flood damage in northern NSW so residents can return home as soon as possible.
Around 27,000 people across the Northern Rivers and mid North Coast regions are currently subject to evacuation orders.
Thousands more are on stand-by to leave as the weather system which triggered the flooding moves south.
SES Assistant Commissioner Nicole Hogan says there are still 20 flood evacuation orders in place across the region.
"We are trying to get people back into their communities as quickly as we can so we will continue to work with the communities in those areas that are under evacuation order and as soon as it's safe to do so we will lift those orders," she said.
By Michael Doyle
Search any location in Australia to find nearby active incidents
Stay up-to-date with local coverage on ABC Radio, the emergency broadcaster
We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work.
This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.
AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)