With the heavy rain, roads all through the Lismore CBD are affected by flash flood water and traffic is building up. It’s best to avoid going through the middle of town if you can.

One Lismore App reader reported being unable to make it through from Woodlark Street to Uralba Street to pick his child up from school, but was able to access a route to St Carthage’s primary school via the Police Station on Molesworth Street.

There is a currently a big traffic jam near Trinity Catholic College and police have closed off Dawson Street.

Council ask people to not go into the CBD with traffic at a crawl

Police close off Dawson Street due to flash flooding. Pictures: Roger Andre.

Near Trinity Catholic College.

Heavy rain warning

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning again for the Northern Rivers, with more heavy rainfall predicted, and flash flooding has already affected many of Lismore’s streets and properties.



Roads affected by flash flooding:

Dunoon Road north of the Showground in North Lismore is currently cut off by fast flowing water and water is building up in parts of the Showground. See a video of Dunoon Road here.

Lismore Showground. Showground pictures: Mark Bailey.

The Showground.

Flash flooding in the CBD – Roads to avoid

Magellan Street between Keen Street and Dawson Street is under water.

Woodlark Street between Keen Street, Uralba and Brewster Streets.

The roundabout at Woodlark and Dawson Streets.

Wyrallah Road is also under water near Gibbos, so if you have any cars parked on the side of the road, it’s a good idea to move them now.

Hunter Street. Pictures Debbie Stark.

Cars under water

A car at Jolly Field is currently underwater and this morning a car was lost in flood water in North Lismore.

Dawson Street, Girard's Hill.

Wade Park.