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Wild weather hits the Illawarra

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Motorists are being urged to slow down on local roads this morning as heavy rain and wind continues to lash the region.

There are no full road closures in Wollongong - but there are several signs in place where water is over part of the road.

In Albion Park - the Illawarra Highway at Taylor Road is still close due to flooding.

Port Kembla and Corrimal Pools are closed due to storm damage.

Trains have also stopped running between Kiama and Oak Flats with buses replacing services.

About 80,000 homes remain without power across the Illawarra, Sydney, the Central Coast and the Hunter.

As at 10.30am - 141 residents in Unanderra and 371 in Helensburgh were currently dealing with a black out with no word on when power will be restored.

Three SES field teams are currently attending to 21 outstanding jobs from Kanahooka to Helesburgh, with the help of the RFS including fallen trees and leaking roofs.

In Mount Pleasant - 103 millimetres of rain has fallen, 85 in Mount Kembla, 76 in Bellambi and 61 in Port Kembla.

Wind gusts of over 90 kms have been recorded in Kiama and at Bellambi Point.

4G mobile services are currently unavailable in Mt St Thomas and Wollongong, and some fixed phone services are across the Illawarra.

T-box services and Foxtel on T-box may also be unavailable.