Please note, although your property may not have been directly affected by this flood event, the event has been included in your suburb listing because according to the Bureau of Meteorology river gauge data, a catchment near your suburb recorded a high mark. This event may have affected your suburb.

Widespread flooding occurred at the end of the month as a result of State wide unseasonable rains from 23rd to 26th, when a number of river systems reported record floods for May. All communications were disrupted, 13 airfields were closed, two lives were lost and stock losses were high, particularly along the Thomson River. Totals up to 800mm in 3 days were reported on parts of the central coast, mainly in the Pioneer River catchment, with extensive low level flooding necessitating the evacuation of a large number of homes.