Flood Warnings for Central and Coastal New South Wales

SES workers launch their rescue craft into the flooded Hawkesbury river along Inalls lane in Richmond on March 23, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images

A rain band is forecast to deliver widespread showers and thunderstorms across most of New South Wales (NSW) as the small town of Wee Waa is cut off by floodwaters.

Severe thunderstorms with large hail, heavy rainfall and damaging winds are forecast for parts of inland NSW, and southern Queensland on Wednesday, Bureau of Meteorology Senior Meteorologist Jenny Sturrock said.