Flood and thunderstorm warnings remain in place for parts of NSW and Queensland as high rainfall totals continue to fall.
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Parts of Sydney's coastline felt up to 138 millimetres of rain in the 24 hours to 9am on Wednesday.
Some areas received 60-80mm in an hour.
Parts of southern Queensland will be under flood warning previsions for the remainder of the week and into the weekend as storms continue to move across the country.
In NSW, the Illawarra, Northern Rivers, Central Coast and Sydney are expected to see more rain throughout this week.
"There's an upper level low pressure system and as that moves into South Australia it's lifting all this warm and moist air into NSW and Queensland," said Dean Narramore from the Bureau of Meterology.
On the NSW Central Coast, keepers at the Australian Reptile Park were forced to perform a daring rescue of one American alligator that had managed to swim free of its enclosure in the rushing water.
It's not the first time the keepers have had to wrangle the crocs and gators back into their fenced area.
During flooding in January 2020, the park shared a video of staff having to coerce the reptiles back down using broom handles.
Meanwhile, in Tasmania, the palindromic 'Twosday', 22nd of February date brought with it even more coincidence when Launceston reportedly hit 22.2-degrees at 2pm on 22/02/2022.
The Bureau of Meteorology's Elizabeth Donovan also said that Hobart City managed to record wind speeds of 22km at 2.22pm on Tuesday, further adding to the numeric coincidence.
Emma Horn
Supervising producer of the national video team. Former features and weekender writer for The Daily Advertiser. Now based in the NSW Hunter region. Small, quiet, and a student of the Paddington Bear School Of Staring. Usually dressed in something colourful, always snacking on something homemade, often watching birds. Friend to most mothers and all dogs. Got stories? Get in touch. emma.horn@austcommunitymedia.com.au
