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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

Tornado in central NSW and flood rescues in Sydney as wild weather soaks state

Photo of paddocks/fields with tornado visible on the horizon
Around 3.30pm on Wednesday, a tornado was observed north-west of Young amid the wild weather, the Bureau of Meteorology confirmed. Photograph: NSW Rural Fire Service

Two groups have been rescued from flooding while a tornado warning for central New South Wales has been downgraded as large parts of the state brace for a further battering of rainfall and heavy winds from a low pressure system off the Tasman Sea.

The NSW State Emergency Service said it had responded to more than 90 incidents in the past 24 hours, including flood rescues for a motorist who had driven off a cliff face at Camden Bypass and a group of bushwalkers trapped by flood waters at Wattamolla.

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