Flood warning issued for Sydney and NSW coast as wet weather set to spread

State Emergency Service respond to hundreds of callouts on mid-north coast, with heavy rain expected in Sydney and Illawarra by the weekend

Residents in Sydney and along the New South Wales coast have been urged to prepare for the chance of flooding with torrential downpours expected to continue and spread over the coming days.

Between midnight and midday on Thursday, NSW State Emergency Service had already responded to 254 callouts for the mid-north coast where a severe weather warning was issued from Gosford stretching up to Yamba.