Floods hit NSW towns despite rain reprieve

Some 2200 residents and 250 homes in Forbes in central-west NSW have been affected in the flooding. (Stuart Walmsley/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Thousands of residents in the NSW town of Forbes have been hit with flooding despite a rainfall reprieve for much of the state.

The Lachlan River reached major flood level as it peaked at 10.5 metres in the central-west town on Friday evening, with access to its business centre cut off.