![]() ![]() The levee is sitting at 11m." The Macquarie River is expected to reach a 9.5 metre peak before beginning to recede overnight at Warren, where major flooding has isolated the town. "There's obviously a levee in place," Mr Smith told the Today show. But the border town is "incredibly prepared" for floods, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Assistant Commissioner Steve Smith says. Major flooding is also occurring upstream in Goondiwindi, with the river likely to exceed the peak of the 2011 floods that devastated southeast Queensland. The Macintrye River has already reached moderate flood levels in Boggabilla, but is expected to peak with major flooding. ![]() Another storm was moving northeast over the Hunter region. A "very dangerous" storm in Penrith was due to move towards Richmond, while another at Picton was moving southeast towards Wollongong. The Bureau of Meteorology warns Gosford, Cessnock, Maitland, Bowral, Katoomba and Taralga are among the areas that could be impacted by the damaging winds and large hailstones on Friday afternoon. Severe storms have been threatening areas around the Greater Sydney region, with a band developing from the Hunter through the Blue Mountains and down to the Illawarra region on Friday afternoon. On Friday afternoon the Newell Highway between Boggabilla and Moree was closed by flooding. "If you remain in the area after 11am, you will be trapped and it may be too dangerous for SES to rescue you." An evacuation centre has been set up at Moree East Public School. "Once floodwater enters the area road access will be cut and all sewerage and power will be lost," the evacuation order warns. The State Emergency Service on Friday morning told residents of Boggabilla and Toomelah they must evacuate by 11am or risk being stranded without help. Residents of two towns in northern NSW have been ordered to evacuate as "very dangerous" storms threaten areas around Sydney.
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