Local Flood Insights
The NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) utilises interactive mapping tools such as Local Flood Insights and Story Maps to effectively retell historic jurisdictional events as well as communicate Flood, Storm and Tsunami risk.
NSW SES Local Flood Insights provides information about flooding in NSW communities.
This tool offers an overview of flood-prone areas, historic flood events, and modelled flood risks through detailed maps, data and community stories. This website-based platform combines flood inundation mapping, photos and personal accounts from local residents about the impacts of past floods and ways to prepare for future floods.
This information is useful to community members, travellers, or anyone wanting to learn more about local flooding. Explore NSW SES Local Flood Insights to make informed decisions about flood safety and preparedness.
Use the map below to find the Local Flood Insight for each of the catchment areas shown. Alternatively, the search bar can be used to find the desired Local Flood Insights.
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Story Maps
There are many different types and origins of flood-producing weather systems and different parts of the state are affected by different kinds of weather activity in different seasons of the year. This Story Map shows that the states flood-producing mechanisms are complex and there is no single clear-cut flood season - rather, different regions have general tendencies towards flooding at particular times of the year.
Severe weather affected eastern parts of NSW between 3-6 June due to an East Coast Low that formed offshore in southern QLD and then moved southwards. These images show the impact on local Lismore locations and some response activities conducted by the NSW SES.
Northern Beaches - Floods, Fires & Storms happen here!
Northern Beaches All Hazards Historic Photo Exhibition 2015
Severe Weather Event - Eastern NSW August 2014
A low over northwest NSW and associated series of low pressure systems near the Illawarra coast has resulted in heavy rain, gale force winds and dangerous surf conditions in the Sydney, Illawarra and South Coast areas. The Operations Centre has received over 1500 calls to the 132 500 line since the commencement of this event. The majority of the requests are related to trees down and roof damage from wind.
Year review of major flood events throughout the state of New South Wales in 2012. Compiled by the NSW State Emergency Service. Flood extents have been digitised from air photography flown by NSW Land & Property Information close to the flood peak.
