More Hawkesbury suburbs received evacuation orders from the SES overnight as the Hawkesbury River continued to rise at Windsor, exceeding March 2022 levels, and making it the biggest Hawkesbury flood since 1978.
The river at Windsor measured 13.9 metres above sea level at 8.15am Tuesday, above the 13.7-metre peak of March 2022 and the 12.9-metre peak of March 2021.
This morning, evacuation orders were issued for parts of Windsor; Mileham Street between Hawkesbury Valley Way and Day Street must leave the area by 11.30am Tuesday.
Overnight, evacuation orders were issued for:
- Eastern parts of Vineyard - All properties along Latona Avenue, Old Hawkesbury Road, Chapman Road (from Killarney Chain of Ponds to Windsor Road), 417 to 633 Windsor Road.
- Parts of Mulgrave South - All properties between South Creek, the railway line to just past Park Road South.
- Parts of Mulgrave - All properties within the area of all properties between South Creek, west of the Windsor Road, the railway line and to the north of Park Rd.
- McGraths Hill - The whole suburb of McGraths Hill - All properties east of Windsor Road from South Creek to Brennan Dam Road, north of Killarney Chain of Ponds, west of McKenzies Creek.
An evacuation warning was issued for parts of Lower Portland this morning to prepare to evacuate in the next few hours, and parts of Ebenezer last night received an evacuation warning.
- To view all information on current Flood Warnings, Evacuation Warnings and Orders, visit www.ses.nsw.gov.au
- For emergency help in floods and storms, call NSW SES on 132 500. If life-threatening, call 000 (Triple Zero).
- Go to latest Weather and Warnings at www.bom.gov.au/nsw/
- For the latest Rainfall and River heights visit www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood/greatersydney.shtml
- For road closures visit Road Closures at www.livetraffic.com.au or Hawkesbury City Council Disaster and Emergency Dashboard disaster.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au
The following evacuation centres are now open:
- Castle Hill RSL Club - 77 Castle Street, Castle Hill
- North Richmond Community Centre - 33 William Street, North Richmond
- Richmond Club - 6 East Market Street, Richmond
Register here for 2022 Flood Recovery Updates - https://www.yourhawkesbury-yoursay.com.au/fih2021/survey_tools/register1