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Subscriber only THERE were chaotic scenes in Lismore yesterday as a huge downpour of rain caused flash flooding in the CBD, cutting off roads and causing shopkeepers to scramble to save stock. More than 155mm of rain was dumped in a few short hours with the Browns Creek pumps struggling to cope with the deluge. Lismore City Council urged people to avoid the Lismore CBD as flash-flooding impacted several areas. Many residents of the Northern Rivers must have thought Tuesday s sunny weather had brought an end to this five-day storm surge, but it came back and bit everyone on the arse.
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The Bureau of Meteorology has reissued a severe weather warning for the region. A broad low pressure trough lies over NSW and is dragging a moist and unsettled air mass into the state, generating local showers and thunderstorms and the possibility of heavy falls, BoM explained on its website. Rain in the Northern Rivers district has become very persistent, allowing for some heavy rainfall accumulations throughout Wednesday, leading to flooding. Heavy rainfall, which may lead to flash flooding, is currently occurring in the Northern Rivers district, and may continue this evening. A Flood Watch for riverine flooding is also current for the Northern Rivers district, and several rivers in this region have a flood warning that is current.
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Subscriber only FLASH flooding along Wyrallah Rd, East Lismore, caused damage and distress to business owners on Wednesday afternoon. And it wasn t only the fault of the weather. Dozens of selfish drivers, many appearing to use mobile phones to record images, ignored road closed signs erected by Lismore City Council, which saw waves of floodwater surge into shops. Â ON YOUR BIKE: Just Ride Cycles owner Jason Sipple with his cousin Glen loads bikes in to his car to keep them out of floodwater. Photo: Alison Paterson Just Ride Cycles owners Justin and Rachel Sipple said people who disregarded council signs closing roads impacted by floodwater were idiots .
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