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05/12/2025

A TOTAL FIRE BAN has been declared from midnight tonight. Put the lighters away 😉 and make a plan today.

Ophir Rd is blocked in all directions emergency services are working to clear the road now
26/11/2025

Ophir Rd is blocked in all directions emergency services are working to clear the road now

About 2am Tuesday morning emergency services were called to a single vehicle accident about 15 km from orange I male occ...
17/11/2025

About 2am Tuesday morning emergency services were called to a single vehicle accident about 15 km from orange I male occupant was transported by road to hospital.

A total fire ban has been declared for the central ranges tomorrow, Sunday the 16th November. The total fire ban begins ...
15/11/2025

A total fire ban has been declared for the central ranges tomorrow, Sunday the 16th November.

The total fire ban begins from midnight tonight.

07/11/2025

HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING 8 NOVEMBER - PERMITS CANCELLED

The fire danger rating in the Canobolas Zone tomorrow, Saturday the 08 November, is HIGH, due to strong winds.

No permits are to be commenced.

Check the NSW Rural Fire Service website for more information on safe burning practices, and for fire information in your area.

UPDATE : the road has been cleared and re-opened. Motorist’s are advised to drive with caution as the road surface has b...
23/10/2025

UPDATE : the road has been cleared and re-opened. Motorist’s are advised to drive with caution as the road surface has been damaged and is slippery.
Single vehicle crash near 658 Ophir Road emergency crews are on scene, road is blocked in both directions.
Occupant of vehicle has been transported to Orange health service.

Lower Lewis ponds road closed in both directions due to a single vehicle accident. Emergency services are on scene worki...
19/10/2025

Lower Lewis ponds road closed in both directions due to a single vehicle accident. Emergency services are on scene working.

UPDATE : Tow truck is now on scene. There is currently reduced traffic flow on Ophir road due to a car accident. Please...
17/10/2025

UPDATE : Tow truck is now on scene.

There is currently reduced traffic flow on Ophir road due to a car accident. Please slow down and follow emergency services instruction. All occupants are out of the vehicle and safe.

17/10/2025

⚠️⛈️💨 SEVERE STORM FORECAST - FRIDAY
- VARIOUS PARTS OF

- 1:25PM, Thursday 16th October
- Updated at 12:38PM, Friday 17th October

Intense thunderstorms are likely to impact parts of NSW today, with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain all a risk.

A cold front and associated low pressure trough will sweep across NSW today, causing a relatively cool air mass travelling from the south to clash with a much warmer air mass over NSW.

As a result, severe thunderstorms are possible across central eastern and northeastern areas, becoming likely across parts of the Central West, northern Illawarra, Sydney, Hunter and Mid North Coast. Damaging wind gusts (> 90 km/h) and large hailstones (> 2 cm) are the main risks in these storms. If isolated supercells form, they may bring destructive gusts (> 125 km/h) and giant hailstones (> 5 cm)

Initiation is likely during the early afternoon commencing with isolated cells inland. As the southerly change reaches the central coastal areas, severe thunderstorm risk increases significantly with isolated supercell formation being possible in metro areas. Thunderstorms may continue into the late evening following the change up the coast, or even overnight.

Some strikes have already been observed offshore from Sydney this morning

Be sure to check the latest warnings in your area before heading outdoors, particularly in the afternoon and evening.

This is a forecast only. If severe storms develop, area specific warnings will be issued.

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A truck has rolled over on the roundabout of Ophir Road and the northern distributor at 2:30 am. One person has been tra...
10/09/2025

A truck has rolled over on the roundabout of Ophir Road and the northern distributor at 2:30 am. One person has been transported by New South Wales ambulance to hospital. Fire and rescue along with Rfs and heavy vehicle tow trucks are on scene. The roundabout on the northern distributor and Ophir road currently has traffic control and diversions in place, please allow extra time for travel.

10/09/2025

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
for DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE HAILSTONES and HEAVY RAINFALL
For people in parts of Hunter, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains and South West Slopes Forecast Districts.

Issued at 4:32 pm Wednesday, 10 September 2025.

Severe thunderstorms continuing across central NSW and developing on the Central Coast.

Weather Situation: a cold front attached to a low pressure system is moving eastwards through central parts of the state, producing severe thunderstorms this afternoon and early evening.

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Orange, Bathurst, Yass, Young, Morisset and Oberon.

Severe thunderstorms are no longer occurring in the Riverina district and the warning for this district is CANCELLED.

TORNADO OBSERVED NW OF YOUNG AT AROUND 3:30PM.

10/09/2025

Severe Weather ⛈️ The Bureau of Meteorology has cancelled the weather warning for this region. This post will not be updated ℹ️

📷 What does it look like at your place?

⚬ Tornado observed northwest of Young around 3:30pm
⚬ Very dangerous thunderstorms likely to bring tornadoes, destructive winds, large hailstones and flash flooding across parts of central NSW this afternoon and evening
⚬ NSW SES is advising people to monitor conditionsand avoid unnecessary travel.

📷 NSW RFS South West Slopes Zone - RFS Observation Camera Tubbul 3:28pm

📻️ Listen to ABC Central West 549 AM, or on ABC listen: ab.co/CentralWest

🌦️ Weather: A cold front linked to a low-pressure system is moving east through central NSW, triggering severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.
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ℹ️ ​​ABC Emergency: ab.co/ABC-NSW
⚬ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Bureau of Meteorology: ab.co/BOMNSW
⚬ SES: www.hazardwatch.gov.au/

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