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Sydney hit by a month of rain in two days, with deluge to continue

Matt Dunn

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Sydney has had nearly a months worth of rain in just two days.

Coastal areas were the worst hit by the deluge, with the northern beaches getting the most.

Mona Vale Golf Course experienced flooding, while in nearby Narabeen a driver spun out of control on the wet roads. The state's biggest total was at Gosford on the Central Coast, with 114mm.

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Motorists are being affected by localised flooding. Nine

It's not looking good for Sydney and the rest of NSW.

Rain has smashed Sydney and coastal NSW. Supplied

Hail in Coffs Harbour, NSW

Hail in Coffs Harbour, NSW Supplied

Meanwhile a winterly blast saw hail fall on Coffs Harbour, creating wintery scenes.

Umina on the Central Coast had roads turn into rivers.

A total of 92mm fell over 24 hours St Ives, with 90mm measured at Avalon.

Meanwhile, West Pennant Hills saw 39mm.

However, with the state officially still in drought, it was not enough to top up dams or help stricken farmers inland.

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The rain is expected to remain tonight, before easing tomorrow and completely clearing on Sunday.

The rain is expected to hang around for large parts of today before easing tomorrow and completely clearing on Sunday.

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