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Sydney suburb cops nearly 95mm in an hour as weather bureau warns more is to come

Emily Bennett

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Heavy rain has drenched Sydney overnight, with forecasters warning there is more to come for NSW residents today.

Mosman on the city's Lower North Shore recorded 93mm between 2am and 3am this morning.

Pearl Beach Reservoir recorded 64mm between 1.30am and 2.30am, while 51mm was recorded at Rose Bay between 5am and 5.30am.

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Heavy rain has drenched Sydney overnight, with forecasters warning there is more to come for NSW residents today.

Heavy rain has drenched Sydney overnight, with forecasters warning there is more to come for NSW residents today. 9News

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Heavy falls were also recorded in Little Bay with 44mm of rain falling in the 30 minutes to 5.07am.

Wahroonga was drenched in the 30 minutes to 3.13 am with 42mm of rain, while Shanes Park copped 36mm between 6am and 6.30am.

The deluge is set to continue this morning, with slow-moving thunderstorms expected to produce heavy rain in western Sydney and along the central NSW coast.

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding were detected near Londonderry, Cranebrook and Nords Wharf.

They are forecast to affect Swansea, Lake Macquarie, Wangi Wangi, Richmond, Belmont and Windsor.

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In regional NSW, severe thunderstorms will also produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the coming areas.

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Locations which may be affected include Morisset, Wyong, Penrith, Wallsend, Toronto and The Entrance.

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Heavy rain, which may lead to flash flooding, is forecast for parts of the Upper Western district today.

Six-hourly rainfall totals between 50mm and 80 mm are likely.

Locations which may be affected include Tibooburra, White Cliffs, Fowlers Gap and Milparinka.

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