HUNDREDS of SES workers and volunteers are on standby across NSW to respond to expected flash flooding, gale force winds, dangerous surf and heavy downpours.
A severe weather warning is in force for Sydney as well as the midnorth coast, Hunter region, Illawarra, south coast, central tablelands, southern tablelands and Snowy Mountains, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) says on its website.
A trough sitting off the coast brought widespread rain on Sunday to central and southern parts of the coast.
Currarong near Jervis Bay has recorded the most rain, with 286mm falling by 8pm (AEST) on Sunday.
The bureau is forecasting heavy rain to become more widespread into Monday morning along with gale force winds, damaging surf, and flash flooding.
An SES spokesman said the agency had only received "a trickle of jobs" on Sunday night from residents hit by bad weather in Sydney and the Illawarra.
But he said hundreds of SES staff and volunteers were ready to respond to the extreme weather due to hit around lunchtime on Monday.
"Everyone's on standby," the spokesman told AAP.
"It would be in the hundreds of people ready to go, ready to respond."
Flash flooding was the main concern heading into Monday and some coastal parts of the state could expect up to 200mm of rain, plus gale force winds, the spokesman said.
The SES expects the worst-hit areas to be Sydney and the Illawarra where the SES is ready to respond to roof damage, fallen trees and flash flooding.
It says the Hawkesbury, Georges, Wyong, Cooks and Woronora rivers are all at risk of breaking their banks.
BoM's latest weather warning update is due at 11pm (AEST).
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