Residents in eastern Australia have been told to prepare to evacuate their homes due to rising floodwaters as heavy rain continues to lash much of Australia's east coast.
Flood warnings across New South Wales and Queensland will remain in place for days as heavy rain continues to fall and rivers peak.
Southern and central Queensland remains on high alert with the Darling Downs and Granite Belt regions battered by storms on Saturday night.
The densely-populated south-east and much of NSW will get a short reprieve from the deluge but they are expecting further heavy rains this week, raising the prospect of devastating floods.
North of Sydney, around 2,000 residents along the Hunter River near Singleton evacuated on Saturday night before homes were cut off by floodwaters and lost power.
Hundreds of residents along the flooded Hunter River (pictured) have been evacuated
'High danger' areas include Whittingham, Scotts Flat, Glenridding, Dunolly and Combo.
'Once floodwater begins inundating the area, road access, water, sewerage, power, phones and internet may be lost. If you remain in the area you will be trapped and it may be too dangerous for SES to rescue you,' NSW SES warned
'Once floodwater begins inundating the area, road access may be cut. If you remain in the area after this time, you may become trapped and it may be too dangerous for NSW SES to rescue you.'
The Bureau of Meteorology on Sunday morning issued a flood warning for the Hunter River at Maitland and Singleton, where a peak of 12.71 metres has been recorded.
Other parts of the state are bracing for the worst flooding in nearly 50 years.
Authorities believe the Namoi River at Gunnedah could peak at 8.53m, the highest level recorded since 1974.
The Nepean and Hawkesbury regions in Sydney's west remain on flood watch after Warragamba Dam (pictured) began to spill
There were major flood warnings for the Lachlan at Jemalong and the Namoi at Narrabri and Wee Waa, where it's feared residents could be cut off for more than a week.
In the central west, Eugowra residents in low-lying areas have been told to prepare to evacuate as water levels rise along the Mandagery Creek.
Canowindra near Orange is on alert with major flooding possible on Sunday morning.
A major flood warning was also been issued for the Castlereagh River
