Article 72W6T Sydney awaits ‘soggiest weekend of summer’ as Victorian authorities defend flash flood warnings

Sydney awaits ‘soggiest weekend of summer’ as Victorian authorities defend flash flood warnings

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Cait Kelly and Caitlin Cassidy
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Floods predicted for NSW south coast after severe storms dumped 180mm in six hours on Victoria's Lorne and Wye River, washing cars into the sea on the Great Ocean Road

Authorities have defended the timing of warnings for holidaymakers along Victoria's surf coast who were hit by an unprecedented" downpour on Thursday, as Sydney awaited its soggiest weekend of summer" to date.

Weatherzone forecasters predicted 20mm of rainfall was possible in Sydney on both Saturday and Sunday, which would be a record for the time of year.

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