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An East Coast Low lies off the Mid North Coast of New South Wales and is directing humid air and areas of moderate to heavy rain across the central east of the state.
Moderate to heavy rain should continue in parts of the central east throughout Sunday, and may continue through Monday as well if the low approaches the coast. DAMAGING WINDS and HEAVY RAINFALL for the following areas: Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Tablelands and Southern Tablelands.
HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is forecast to continue in the Illawarra and Sydney Metropolitan districts this morning, before the focus of the heaviest rain moves into the Hunter district through Sunday afternoon.
The heaviest rain will remain over the Hunter during Monday, and also extend back over the Sydney Metropolitan and Illawarra districts Monday as the East Coast Low approaches the Hunter coast.
Six-hourly rainfall totals between 70 to 120 mm are possible.
Since 9am Saturday morning the highest rainfall has been recorded at Wattamolla with 275mm.
Darkes Forest has received 249mm and at Russell Vale Colliery there was 216mm
At Robertson rain gauges recoded 211mm and at Nowra there's been over 101 mm.
A building at Corrimal sustained roof damage and partial collapse Saturday evening.
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Minor flooding is possible at Sussex Inlet Sunday and Monday evenings.
Heavy rainfall across the St Georges Basin since Friday afternoon has caused river levels rises at Sussex Inlet.
River levels at Sussex Inlet peaked below the minor flood level 0.90 metres on Saturday evening,
Further rainfall is forecast in the next 48 hours, which may cause minor flooding at Sussex Inlet on Sunday and Monday evenings.
Minor flooding may occur in St Georges Basin.
The river level at Sussex Inlet may reach the minor flood level 0.90 metres Sunday and Monday evenings, on the high tides.
Based on the prediction provided by the Bureau of Meteorology, it is expected that low lying areas of Sussex Inlet will be impacted by floodwaters.
Low lying areas of Sussex Inlet
Latest River Heights for the St Georges Basin:
Tomerong Creek - 2.35 metres - Steady 07:19 PM Saturday 02/07/22
Sussex Inlet - 0.46 - Falling - 04:06 AM Sunday 03/07/22
The SES said safety is your highest priority - Never drive, walk or play in flood waters.
For emergency help in floods and storms, call the NSW State Emergency Service on 132 500.
In life threatening situations call triple zero (000) immediately.
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Heavy rains are set to once again batter NSW, with multiple weather alerts in place warning of potential flooding and landslips.
Intense showers are forecast for metropolitan Sydney, the Illawarra and parts of the Central Tablelands over the weekend, with the possibility of flash flooding.
The Bureau of Meteorology warned of six-hourly rainfall totals of between 80 and 150mm across Saturday and Sunday, with some areas forecast to receive a month's worth of rain over the weekend.
The BOM said on Friday afternoon the system may develop into a low on Sunday or Monday, prolonging the persistent rain into next week.
Heavy falls across the weekend could to lead to rising river levels as the deluge hits multiple already-saturated catchments.
"We know these are quite dangerous systems," Bureau of Meteorology Manager of Hazard Preparedness and Response Jane Golding told media on Friday.
"They've been known to produce some widespread flooding in the past, and that's certainly on the cards for the next few days."
Ms Golding said the deluge could lead to flash flooding and landslips.
"The landscape is quite vulnerable at the moment and the water can move very quickly down the slopes and through the waterways," she said.
Flooding is possible for the Hunter, Central Coast, the Greater Sydney region and the South Coast from Saturday, with flood watches in place for catchments between Newcastle and Batemans Bay, including Sydney and the Illawarra.
Areas at risk include Newcastle, the Central Coast, Lake Macquarie, the Upper Coxs, Colo, Macdonald, Woronora, Patterson, Williams and Lower Hunter rivers.
Also at risk are the Upper and Lower Nepean and Hawkesbury rivers.
"What our hydrologists are seeing is the rain is potentially enough to cause major flooding there again, which will be the third or fourth time in the last two years for those communities," Ms Golding said.
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Insomnia patients should ditch the drugs and sign up to an Australian-designed app to help them improve their sleep patterns.
That's according to Britain's National Health Service (NHS), which has recommended Sleepio as a safe and effective sleep therapy treatment - and an alternative to addictive medications like zolpidem and zopiclone.
While not yet available to all Australians, people who find it difficult to stay or fall asleep are being urged to ask their GPs about joining a clinical trial that uses the specialised digital therapy program, available through Flinders University.
"Our previous research has shown that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (or 'CBTi') is the most effective treatment for insomnia and Sleepio is a self-administered version of that," says Flinders' Dr Alexander Sweetman from the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health.
"At present, Sleepio is only available in Australia through a clinical trial so it's important doctors are aware it's an option and patients can be referred to the program and assisted."
At the moment 45 GPs are participating in the Australian Sleepio trial and 200 patients have been referred.
"So far, patients have reported improved insomnia symptoms and around a 40 per cent reduction in sleeping pill use," says Dr Sweetman.
The medications most commonly prescribed in Australia for insomnia are sedative-hypnotic medications - or sleeping pills - which are potentially addictive and become ineffective over time, he says.
Cognitive behaviour therapy attempts to target the underlying psychological, physiological and behavioural causes of insomnia, rather than treating symptoms with prescription drugs.
Most Australians experience insomnia at some point in their lives, according to government funded service healthdirect.
About one in 10 have at least mild insomnia at any given time and the condition is more common in women and the elderly.
Insomnia can include difficulty getting to sleep, waking during the night and having trouble going back to sleep, and waking too early.
Sometimes people experience all three.
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