Residents in Western Australia s north-west are bracing for heavy rain and destructive winds as the state s first cyclone of the season approaches.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is predicting a tropical low, currently tracking parallel to the Kimberley coast, will intensify into a cyclone late tonight or early Friday before heading for the east Pilbara coast. There is more than normal uncertainty around this system but we are forecasting it to move southwards from Friday and it has the potential to intensify as it approaches the east Pilbara coast later in the week, BOM Senior Meteorologist James Ashley said.
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Sydney news: Two NSW hospitals without doctors for Christmas break, students receive HSC results
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Tumut Hospital in the Snowy Valley and West Wyalong Hospital in the Riverina have staff shortages.
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Two rural New South Wales hospitals in the Riverina and the Snowy Valley will be without doctors during the Christmas and New Year break.
West Wyalong won t have a visiting medical officer on site for two weeks from Christmas Eve and Tumut s hospital will be without a doctor for three days from January 1.
The West Wyalong-based Bland Shire Mayor Brian Monaghan said telehealth services were not a substitute.
A trough is generating storms, some severe, over eastern parts of Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland.
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More rain is forecast across NSW today after parts of the Northern Rivers was flooded yesterday.(Josh Dye)
In NSW, a severe storm warning is in place for a large part of the state with damaging winds also expected to hit the Sydney Coast, Illawarra Coast, Batemans Coast and Eden Coast.
The conditions come after low-lying areas of the NSW Northern Rivers to become submerged after a deluge of more than 200mm of rain in a period of about seven hours.
NSW severe wet weather continues for fifth day as people in Tweed, Northern Rivers told to evacuate
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Flood warnings remain in place in parts of northern NSW where five consecutive days of wild weather has caused thousands of residents to remain on standby for evacuation.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for people in the North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, Lower Western and Upper Western Forecast Districts.