A search for occupants of a vehicle swept away by floodwaters in north-eastern NSW is underway today as flood warnings remain in place across the state's mid-north coast.
Emergency services found the vehicle submerged in water and unoccupied in Limpinwood around 9:30pm yesterday.
SES crew are assisting NSW Police with the search for the missing occupants resuming this morning.
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In the past 24 hours, State Emergency Services (SES) carried out a total of seven flood rescues in Bulahdelah, Mount George, Bendolba, and Dungog, all north-east of Newcastle.
Since the bad weather began last Wednesday, the service has received 8292 incidents, with 1692 incidents in the past 24 hours - the majority of them in Metro areas.
Minor flooding is now occurring on the Bellinger River, with some isolated flooding expected at Darkwood.
Properties at Wingham, Forsteron and Bandon Grove have also been isolated due to local roads and bridges being cut-off by flood water.
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Rain and scattered showers across the state's Northern Rivers are expected to ease later this morning, with a respite from the stormy weather forecast for the first half of this week across NSW.
A flood watch remains in place, however, with catchments likely to be affected including the Orara River, Coffs Coast, Bellinger River, Kalang River, Wollombi Brook, and Lower Hunter River.
Severe storms have also battered south-east Queensland since mid last week, with hundreds left without power in Brisbane on Friday.
The downpour is expected to continue for the rest of the weekend before easing for the first half of next week.
