Dubbo’s Service NSW โขCenterโ is closedโข due to damagingโฃ winds as severe weather impacts inland Newโ South Wales, prompting widespread warnings adnโฃ emergencyโ service responses. The โขNSW State Emergency Service (SES) hasโ been inundated โwith calls for assistance over the past 24 hours as storms sweep acrossโ the state’s westโค and Riverina regions.
schools in high-risk areas may also be closed โas a precaution. The SES has responded to 24 jobs โฃsince Monday afternoon in the Western Zone,โ including 14 in Wentworth, three โin Wellington – one involvingโ a branch on a powerline – and twoโค in Broken Hill. Crews have also handled 40 jobsโค across theโ Riverina.
A car โin coomealla,โข south-west NSW, sustained meaningful damage โคafter beingโฃ struck by a fallen tree branchโข during the storms.
The SES is advising residents in Dubbo, Wellington, Narromine, Gilgandra and โขpeak Hill to prepare forโ continued disruptions through Tuesday evening, securing loose items and โavoiding parking under trees or powerlines.
“Our teams are preparing for the next few daysโ withโ the โขNSW Bureau โof meteorology forecastingโค storms to continue through toโ Thursday evening,” SES spokesperson Kiara Magnussen saeid.
Residentsโ are encouraged to download the Hazards Near Me app and โsetโ up watch locations for real-time โwarnings.