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Major flooding hits the NSW South Coast as wet weather turns deadly

A woman has died after being swept away in raging floodwaters in New South Wales.

The woman was with a man inside a car when they became trapped in floodwaters in Tuross in the Snowy Monaro Region about 2.20am today.

Police said she was swept away after getting out of her car, sparking a search joined by the State Emergency Service (SES).

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New South Wales Police have found the body of a woman today after reports she was swept away by flood waters in the state's Snowy Monaro Region.

The man was found a short distance from the car and did not need medical treatment.

The woman's body was found downstream just after 7.15am today.

She is yet to be formally identified but is believed to be a 37-year-old woman.

It comes as flooding has also hit parts of Queensland, leaving two women dead.

NSW South Coast hit by major flooding

Major flooding has hit Mogo on the NSW South Coast with the town's centre completely submerged today.

Floodwaters show no sign of subsiding.

"Pretty hectic, and it doesn't look like it's going to ease off," a Mogo resident said.

Flooding hits suburbs on the NSW South Coast.Flooding hits suburbs on the NSW South Coast.

Animals at the Mogo Zoo headed for higher ground as floodwaters continued to rise.

"The rhinos for instance love all of this mud being around. even though there's probably a little bit too much at the moment," Mogo zookeeper Chad Staples said.

It comes only two years after bushfires tore through the town which devastated residents, some of who are still in temporary accommodation.

Flooding hits suburbs on the NSW South Coast.Flooding hits suburbs on the NSW South Coast.

Other towns on the South Coast have been lashed by torrential rain leading to the current flood situation.

A severe weather warning for heavy rainfall is currently in place for the region.

"An incredible 122 millimetres of rain fell in just three hours in the ranges just west of Moruya, with 170.8 millimetres in the six hours to 5am," Anthony Sharwood from Weatherzone said.

"153.6 millimetres was recorded in the six hours to 8am a couple of hours further north at Lake Conjola, with 104 millimetres falling in three hours."

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Moderate to major flooding is expected to occur tonight at the Moruya and Deua Rivers.

In Bega, 103 millimetres fell to 9am this morning which is the heaviest rain for December in seven years.

A woman was rescued from floodwaters by NSW SES in Bega about 8am, after the deluge caused rising waters.

The NSW SES has reminded people not to enter floodwaters.

NSW SES had to rescue the woman from floodwaters in Bega.

Sydney storm causes serious damage

Sydney has also been hit by heavy rain and hail this morning.

Cars and homes were lashed by the sudden downpour and battered by the hailstones.

"The storms soon moved across the city, combining with a southerly change and lingering showers to send the mercury plummeting in all suburbs," Mr Sharwood said.

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Hailstones battered Sydney this morning during another snap storm.

Suburbs in Sydney are have been hit by flooding, particularly in the city's south-west.

Fields are submerged in floodwaters in Gregory Hills and Eschol Park.

Roads are also flooded in the Liverpool area.

Fields are submerged by floodwaters in Sydney's south-west.

It comes after Sydney was hit by a snap storm yesterday.

Trees were brought down, powerlines damaged, and hail fell in multiple locations.

A waterfall cascaded across the M1 north of the city, with the road temporarily closed at Mooney Mooney bridge.

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Badgerys Creek in the city's west recorded 43mm of rain in 24 hours.

The rain is expected to clear for most Sydney suburbs this afternoon.

"The weekend ahead should be mostly clear but cool, with tops around 23C," Mr Sharwood said.

Stay up to date with warnings and advice at the Bureau of Meteorology website.

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Incoming storms hit south-east Queensland following tragic flood deaths

Two women have died in flash flooding over the past two days, as parts of south-east Queensland brace for more storms.

Over 350,000 lightning strikes were recorded overnight, during a severe storm that hit Brisbane and surrounding regions.

The nearby town of Samford received 61mm in just one hour.

The Bureau of Meteorology has warned another round of storms are headed for south-east Queensland, including Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay region.

The thunderstorm over the Moreton Bay area has been deemed "very dangerous", with gusts of 125km/ hour winds and large chunks of hail falling on surrounding towns.

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Emergency personnel are warning residents to be vigilant about flood risks, as flood warnings remain along the coast, from Mackay in central Queensland to the south.

Last night, a woman was found dead in her submerged car, after it was swept into a nearby creek.

Emergency services attended reports of the vehicle submerged in floods, later finding the 44-year old Geebung woman inside.

The woman and her partner, a 52-year-old man, had been visiting a Hungry Jacks drive-through in Aspley before witnessing a four-wheel drive crossing floodwaters.

The pair had decided to do the same, before being swept approximately 200 metres in the flood waters, into a nearby creek.

The 52-year-old man managed to escape the vehicle, swimming to the embankment, and was found by police around 8pm.

He was assessed by paramedics and taken to Brisbane's Prince Charles Hospital in a stable condition, and is currently assisting with the ongoing investigation.

Police and emergency services, including SES and police divers, found the car and the woman submerged inside it in Little Cabbage Patch Tree Creek approximately four hours later, following extensive searches around 11.15 pm.

Parts of Queensland have been hit with flooding, with several warnings in place.

Police officer Mark Jones said the deaths were a timely reminder of how dangerous floods can be.

"This is the second tragic loss of life in a number of days due to cars driving through floodwater," Mr Jones said.

"There was a significant amount of water in the exit of the drive through back onto Gympie road.

"If it's flooded forget it, do not drive through floodwaters whatsoever."

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Resident Connor Scurr, who lives on the banks of the creek, was one of the first to spot the car.

"It's more of a shock thing, you don't really expect to wake up and see someone pulled from a car from a flood, it's devastating," he said.

Jim Williams, who also lives nearby, said the surrounds of the Hungry Jacks drive through were extremely wet, with water levels rising quickly.

"The Hungry Jacks carpark was going under water, I walked all along here and the path was starting to go under water," he said.

He said he witnessed searches take place from dozens of police and emergency services, warned to stay away as water gushed over the creeks banks.

"He said we don't want to pull another person out of the creek so we gathered someone had had some kind of an accident and gone in.

"It was flowing at a phenomenal rate. It was probably the quickest I've seen it come up in quite a while."

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About 15 minutes before the woman's body was found, emergency crews were called to what could have been a similar situation north of Brisbane.

A police spokeswoman said as many as three cars were trapped in floodwaters near Old Gympie and Callaghan roads at Narangba.

She said police, firefighters and paramedics attended the scene but only police remained directing traffic early Friday morning.

The incidents came amid extensive localised flooding throughout Brisbane's north and a little more than 24 hours after a 75-year-old woman died when her car was washed away in the city's west.

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Ben Domensino from WeatherZone said there were 352,311 lightning strikes detected within a 300km radius of Brisbane last night and that more than 200,000 of these occurred between 4pm and 10pm.

"In yesterday's case, this rising air at the sea breeze front caused acted to supercharge the existing thunderstorms, resulting in heavy rain and a lot of lightning," he said.

"The heaviest rain from last night's storms fell to the north of Brisbane, where Deception Bay collected 114 mm during the 24 hours to 9am on Friday, with 112 of this falling during the six hours ending at midnight."

Albany Creek also picked up 101 mm and Dayboro had 111 mm during the 24 hours to 9am Friday.

QFES and Transport and Main Roads continue to issue warnings, urging residents never to enter flood waters, in their cars or on foot, and never to let children play in dangerous floods.

"There might be debris, sharp objects, poison sewerage or maybe the odd crocodile," a Transport and Main Roads spokesperson said.

"More than half of our flood related deaths are the result of Queenslanders driving through floodwater."