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There have been two flood rescues in New South Wales early today as large parts of the state remain under a severe weather warning.
The State Emergency Service (SES) said it had carried out two operations on the South Coast earlier this morning.
In an incident at South Nowra on the NSW South Coast two people were rescued from their car.
People were also rescued from a home at Wrights Beach at St Georges Basin.
Residents in the South Coast town of Lake Conjola are also being warned not to enter flood waters after water levels on the lake rose overnight, causing low-lying areas of the town to be under water.
The SES said it had been called out to 200 incidents over the past 24 hours as damaging winds and heavy rainfall hit NSW.
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning thunderstorm activity will escalate across much of the state today.
The main risk associated with these storms will be localised heavy falls, large hail, and damaging wind gusts, the SES warns.
An area of severe storms in the west may also see giant hail up to 5cm in diameter and destructive winds.
This rainfall may cause flash flooding along rivers in parts of Sydney Metro, Illawarra Coast, South Coastal Rivers, and parts of the Inland Central West Rivers and South West Rivers.
Localised heavy rainfall of up to 200mm over the coming 24 hours is possible on the South Coast.