Wild weather causes accidents, floods and closed roads

Blayney SES controller Reg Rendall said that the team has been hard at it responding to a number of calls.

"There were nine calls including a couple of homes with roof damage and others were trees that had blown over," he said.

While one of the homes had a blocked gutter that allowed water to enter the home, the other will require assistance from the family's insurance company.

"The wind lifted the tiles off the roof and we needed to put a tarp up to stop the rain from doing too much damage," Mr Rendall said.

The crew spent the rest of their time sharpening the chainsaws to remove the numerous fallen trees that blocked the roads across the shire.

On the Forest Reefs Road a vehicle crashed head on into the Cowriga Creek bridge after aquaplaning on flood waters.

The driver was shaken but unhurt after the incident.

On the Hobby's Yard Road the aroma coming from the Belubula River at Brewery Bridge had some locals wondering if it was raw sewage from the Sewerage Treatment Plant that was causing the stink.

The actual source of the foul aroma was much more innocent said the Director of Infrastructure Services Grant Baker.

"At first we thought it was coming from the wetlands that have recently come back into operation below the treatment plant, but after examining them they haven't been impacted so it appears that the smell is coming from rotten vegetation that's being dragged up by the floodwaters," he said.

"The treatment plant itself has been working at full capacity and hasn't been affected at all."

ACROSS THE REGION:

The Bureau of Meteorology is still waiting to see the flood peak at Nanami before predicting what height the Lachlan River may reach in Forbes and downstream.

Flood waters from Cowra combined with flood waters from the Belubula River have caused major flooding at Nanami where river levels are likely to peak Monday afternoon.

In a flood bulletin issued before 8am Monday, the BOM reiterated advice the magnitude of the current flood at Nanami and Forbes may be similar to the September 2016 flood.

The Lachlan River at Nanami is likely to peak near 12.20 metres Monday afternoon with major flooding. If eventuated, this level would be slightly higher than the September 2016 flood peak.

The Lachlan River is already at minor flood levels at Cottons Weir, Forbes Iron Bridge and Jemalong, but all sites are expected to reach the moderate flood level Monday.

It comes after Orange recorded its wettest November in over 130 years, with over 220mm in rain gauges over the first 14 days of the month, keeping SES busy in the colour city too.

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