Lismore faces another flooding crisis, as Byron residents also wake to inundated town - 9News

A major flood warning is in effect for the northern New South Wales town of Lismore today as residents face their second flooding crisis in weeks.

The flood-weary community has been ordered to evacuate for the second time in two days, with the coastal community of Byron also experiencing serious flooding this morning.

Lismore Mayor Steve Krieg said it's almost certain the CBD will be flooded again and was moments from evacuating himself.

Steve Krieg, Mayor of Lismore, stands in front of a rising Wilsons River. At the time of his live cross the river was 91cm from breaching the levee. (Today)

"Everything's falling apart in Lismore at the moment," he told Today.

"I'm about to jump in my car and do the bolt (evacuate) myself because it's less than a metre before the levee breaks.

"We're estimating in the next half an hour to an hour that (water) will come over the levee and the Lismore CBD will be inundated again — second time in a month."

A police van trapped by floodwaters in Lismore. An evacuation order has been issued for the CBD with BoM warning the Wilsons River will likely breach the levee. (9News)

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) predicts the Wilsons River is likely to exceed 10.60 metres around 8.00am Wednesday.

"Further rises are possible in the afternoon," BoM said.

To compare, on February 28, 2022, the river reached 14.4 metres.

Flooding is also unfolding in Bryon Bay, but evacuation warnings have not been issued.

Residents in Byron Bay have woken to the town flooded. ( Olivia Grace-Curran)

Local Labor MP Justine Elliot said the coastal town is in urgent need of evacuation centres.

"I have contacted local disaster authorities advising them we urgently need evacuation centres in Byron Bay and Ballina," she wrote on Twitter, urging those in danger to evacuate now.

"Apart from Lismore we also have received no SES warnings as of 5:30am."

Floodwaters are seen in Ballina as water spills from saturated catchments. (9News)

Low pressure system heads south

A severe weather warning is in place for the Northern Rivers and parts of the Mid North Coast and Northern Tablelands.

Weatherzone said there's more rain on the way for the north coast today

Floodwater inundates a road on March 29, 2022 in Lismore, Australia. (Getty)

"The low pressure system responsible for last night's heavy rain and storms is likely to remain near northeast NSW on Wednesday, possible moving closer to the coast during the morning," it said.

"This will cause more heavy rain, thunderstorms and potentially damaging winds in some areas. Eavans Head clocked a wind gust of 100 km/h at 6:20am."

Eli Roth clears mud and debris from a drain outside his house in Lismore, NSW. (Getty)

NSW is being lashed with rain as a low pressure system pushes south down the coast.

Since 9am yesterday, Lismore has received 219.4 mm of rain, Mullumbimby has seen 138.2 mm, Billinudgel 138.2 mm and Ballina copped around 239 mm, with around 100mm said to fall in an hour.

NSW SES said teams are attending "multiple requests for assistance, patching leaking roofs and laying sandbags." (NSW SES Ballina)

Evacuation Orders were issued for the towns, save for Ballina, by the NSW SES yesterday, however the service said residents of Mullumbimby and Billinudgel can return to low-lying areas "with caution".

Orders are still in effect for Lismore CBD, Lismore Basin and low lying areas of East Lismore and Girards Hill.

An army vehicle drives past debris in the flood-affected city centre on March 29, 2022 in Lismore, Australia. Evacuation orders have been issued for towns across the NSW Northern Rivers region, with flash flooding expected. (Getty)

"NSW SES is directing people within these areas to evacuate the high danger area via New Ballina Road, Bruxner Highway and Dalley Street," it said.

Several other Evacuation Orders are in place across the region, with the Bellinger River and Coraki gauge and Tumbulgum Gauge also posing risk.

Lismore residents hit with second major flood in four weeks

Two die in floodwaters in Queensland

Rain is easing in south east Queensland, which experienced the worst downfalls on Monday.

"(There are) showers and thunderstorms over southern inland and to the coast but the focus of heavy rain has shifted into northern NSW," BoM wrote.

"Queensland floods around for a while yet."

A sporting field resembles a lake after flooding in the Gold Coast. ( City of Gold Coast)

Two people were confirmed to have died in floodwaters yesterday.

Now efforts are turning to the clean-up with roads left twisted and gnarled by raging floodwaters.

Gold coast bore the brunt of the flooding as the city received a massive 307.2 mm of rain yesterday.

Gold Coast Council has closed all sporting fields until further notice. It comes after all beaches were closed yesterday.

A hazardous surf warning is currently in place for the city.

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