Storm Types in NSW

Learn about some common storm types that we experience in NSW

Managing Pets in Disasters

Your pets are reliant on you during storms and can be scared by lightning, thunder and heavy rain. Read more on how to look after your pets this storm season.

Prepare now for a Tornado

It is important to be aware of the conditions that can cause tornadoes and know what to do to prepare, respond and recover.

Learn about Coastal Erosion

During storms coastal erosion can occur rapidly, causing damage and potential danger to buildings, infrastructure and people.

Before a storm

Know Your Risk

Storms can happen anywhere, at any time of the year. It is important to prepare your family and prepare your property now and stay prepared all year round. Storms are the most costly natural disaster to affect NSW.

 

Plan Now For What You Will Do

One of the most important things you can do now is to plan for future emergencies.

Remember, it is important to protect your family from storms and minimise damage to your property or business. 

Prepare Your Home

There are eight simple things that you can do now to prepare your home and help reduce the potential damage caused by severe storms.

Make a plan for your animals today

Planning how to take care of your animals before an emergency helps to keep everyone safe.

Learn about Coastal Erosion

Coastal erosion is the loss of land along the shoreline due to the natural removal of beach and dune material in response to changing wave and water level conditions.

Things to consider if you live in a rural area

As a rural property owner or manager you may have experienced many storms.

The effects of storms on rural property owners can include losses to livestock, crops, fencing, buildings, personal items, farm equipment and machinery.

Get your emergency kit together

When a severe storm impacts your area, you may need to relocate quickly. Having an emergency kit allows you to grab and go.

Know your warnings

Severe Weather and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are issued by the Bureau of Meteorology to alert communities to the threat of severe weather.

Look out for each other

Looking out for each other before a storm hits can help one another prepare and ensure everyone is on the same page.

StormSafe for people living with deafness and hearing impairments

Many people across NSW are affected by dangerous storms and there have been avoidable deaths due to storm activity. The protection of life is the highest priority for the NSW SES when we make decisions about planning for storms.

During a storm

Electricity Safety Tips

If your power or gas goes out or there's a fault or emergency, your distributor is usually the best place to start.

Know Your Risk

During storms it is important to protect your family and property from major storm impacts including:

  • Damaging winds
  • Hail
  • Lightning
  • Heavy rainfall
  • Damaging surf

Plan Now for What You Will Do

Has a Severe Weather Warning or Severe Thunderstorm Warning been issued?

Now is the time to activate and follow your HOME or BUSINESS emergency plan.

Prepare Your Home and Business

A Severe Weather Warning or Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued.

Now is the time to activate your home or business emergency plan.

 

Be Aware

Severe Weather Warnings and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings?

How will I know if a storm is about to hit? Find out here.

Look Out For Each Other

How can we all look out for others during a storm?

Get Ready Animals

Emergencies such as floods or bushfires can happen quickly.

Planning how to take care of your animals before an emergency helps to keep everyone safe.

After a storm

Know Your Risk - After a Storm

What dangers are there after a storm has hit?

Find out what to be aware of and how to keep safe.

Plan Now For What You Will Do

Now is the time to activate your HOME or BUSINESS emergency plan.

Prepare Your Home and Business

Keep listening to your local radio station for information, updates and advice.

Be Aware

Listen to your local radio station and other media for information, updates and advice

Look Out For Each Other

Check your house or property for damage

Volunteer with NSW SES

Volunteering with NSW SES is an exciting and rewarding experience. As a NSW SES volunteer you can not only make a difference in the lives of others, but also gain valuable training and skills.

Every NSW SES volunteer is part of a team of highly-trained professionals across the state who share a commitment to helping their communities. Do you have what it takes? #VolunteerExperience

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Upcoming community events

3A Bay Drive Meadowbank
Meadowbank Grandparents Group Mandarin and English

Meadowbank Grandparents Group Mandarin and English

Tuesday

03/10/23 9:30 to 03/10/23 10:30

NSW SES Ryde Unit will be doing a presentation in English with a Mandarin translator about emergency preparedness in floods and storms. This talk is in association with Relationships Australia NSW Community Builders team and will be held at Shepherds Bay Community Centre, 3A Bay Drive, Meadowbank. Any member of the public wishing to attend should...

Harden
Harden Kite Festival

Harden Kite Festival

Saturday

07/10/23 0:00 to 07/10/23 22:00

Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Harden Unit. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.

Bunnings Belrose
WPW Bunnings Info Stall re storm prep

WPW Bunnings Info Stall re storm prep

Saturday

07/10/23 8:30 to 07/10/23 15:00

Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Warringah Pittwater Unit. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.

O'Connors Carrying Depot, 67-69 Quarry Road, Murwillumbah
O'Connors Open Day

O'Connors Open Day

Saturday

07/10/23 12:00 to 07/10/23 15:00

The Murwillumbah NSW SES Unit will be at the O'Connors Open Day Findraiser for Multiple Sclerosis. Come and meet our friendly volunteers, learn about how to be safer in emergencies and disasters and view our interactive display.

Gosford SES Unit
Get Ready Womens Workshop - Gosford Unit

Get Ready Womens Workshop - Gosford Unit

Sunday

08/10/23 10:00 to 08/10/23 13:00

Are you a member of the Women's Shed Central Coast (NSW) Inc? Join us for a free Womens Workshop run by the Women of Gosford SES Unit. Its all about improving community capability to severe weather events. Learn how you can prepare your property for floods and storms, be flood aware, knowledge of basic first aid and make an emergency kit. Dont...

Lismore CBD/East Lismore, North Lismore, South Lismore
Lismore Flood Safety Doorknock

Lismore Flood Safety Doorknock

Tuesday

10/10/23 9:00 to 10/10/23 16:00

NSW SES will be doorknocking businesses and residents in the Lismore area with valuable information about flood risk and flood preparedness. Please say hello when we drop in to your place.

Recreational Park, Sandy Place Long Beach
Playdate with Emergency Services

Playdate with Emergency Services

Thursday

12/10/23 17:00 to 12/10/23 19:30

Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Unit. This evening event will include BBQ, information from your local Emergency Services and activities for children and families. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and...

Corryong Rec Reserve, Corryong, Victoria
2023 North East Emergency Expo (Corryong, Victoria)

2023 North East Emergency Expo (Corryong, Victoria)

Saturday

14/10/23 10:00 to 14/10/23 15:00

Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Khancoban and Tumbarumba Unit's. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.

Captain Oldrey Park, Broulee
Playdates with Emergency Services

Playdates with Emergency Services

Monday

16/10/23 17:00 to 16/10/23 19:30

The Moruya NSW SES Unit will be at the Eurobodalla Children's Services Playdate with Emergency Services. Come and meet Paddy Platypus, our friendly volunteers, and learn about how to prepare and keep safe during emergencies and disasters.

Nabucca Heads RSL
Living Well Expo

Living Well Expo

Tuesday

17/10/23 9:00 to 17/10/23 13:00

Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Nambucca Unit. We'll have hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.

Goonellabah Sports Club, Oliver Street Goonellabah
Lismore Probus Storm Safe Presentation

Lismore Probus Storm Safe Presentation

Thursday

19/10/23 11:00 to 19/10/23 12:00

Are you a member of Lismore Probus? Come along and hear about what the NSW SES does and learn how you can prepare your property for floods and storms.

Foreshore- Wharf Street Nelligen
Playdates with Emergency Services

Playdates with Emergency Services

Thursday

19/10/23 17:00 to 19/10/23 19:30

Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Unit. This evening event will include community BBQ and as well we will have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.

Noreuil Park Foreshore
NSW SES Albury Unit - Open Day

NSW SES Albury Unit - Open Day

Sunday

22/10/23 10:00 to 22/10/23 14:00

The Albury NSW SES Unit will be at Noreuil Park Foreshore. Come and meet Paddy Platypus and our friendly volunteers, learn about how to be safer in emergencies and disasters and view our interactive display.

Riverside Park, Moruya
Playdates with Emergency Services

Playdates with Emergency Services

Monday

23/10/23 17:00 to 23/10/23 19:30

The Moruya NSW SES Unit will be at the Eurobodalla Shire Council Children's Services Playdate with Emergency Services. Come and meet Paddy Platypus and our friendly volunteers, and learn about how to be safer in emergencies and disasters.

CWA Hall, Stanwell Park
Northern Illawarra Flood Preparedness Workshop

Northern Illawarra Flood Preparedness Workshop

Wednesday

25/10/23 18:30 to 25/10/23 21:30

Wollongong Unit is holding a Community Flood Preparedness Workshop to meet the residents of the Northern Suburbs of the Illawarra to discuss how we can work together in future flood events. Discuss local flood risks, hear from a flood rescue operator, learn about your local risks and how to stay safe and gain some sandbagging and preparedness...

Prince Street, Grafton NSW 2460
Jacaranda Parade

Jacaranda Parade

Saturday

04/11/23 15:00 to 04/11/23 20:00

Clarence Valley NSW SES Units will be participating in this year's Jacaranda Parade, Prince Street Grafton. Come and meet Paddy Platypus and our friendly volunteers, learn about how to be safer in emergencies and disasters and view our interactive display.

Lighthouse Parade Ballina Marine Rescue Tower
World Tsunami Day Awareness

World Tsunami Day Awareness

Sunday

05/11/23 7:30 to 05/11/23 10:30

Ballina SES members will be at the Ballina Marine Rescue Tower at NorthWall . Come and grab a tsunami pamphlet, which has useful information to share with family members

Manly Beach
World Tsunami Awareness Day 2023

World Tsunami Awareness Day 2023

Sunday

05/11/23 10:00 to 05/11/23 14:00

Make sure you visit the SES tent on Manly beach, staffed by MANLY UNIT NSW SES volunteers. Go through the tsunami evacuation map with us so that you and your family can better understand what to do and where to go if a tsunami were to ever hit the Northern Beaches. Our friendly volunteers will be putting on a FREE BBQ and will happily answer your...

Maroubra Beach
World Tsunami Awareness Day 2023

World Tsunami Awareness Day 2023

Sunday

05/11/23 10:00 to 05/11/23 15:00

Make sure you visit the SES display at Maroubra Beach, staffed by RANDWICK UNIT NSW SES volunteers. Go through the tsunami evacuation map with us so that you and your family can better understand what to do and where to go if a tsunami were to ever hit the Eastern Suburbs. Our friendly volunteers will happily answer your questions while Paddy...

Corrigans Reserve, Beach Road Batehaven
Playdates with Emergency Services

Playdates with Emergency Services

Monday

06/11/23 17:00 to 06/11/23 19:30

Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Unit. This evening event will include a community BBQ and we will have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.

Narooma
Playdates with Emergency Services

Playdates with Emergency Services

Thursday

09/11/23 17:00 to 09/11/23 19:30

The Moruya NSW SES Unit will be at the Eurobodalla Shire Council Children's Services Playdate with Emergency Services. Come and meet Paddy Platypus and our friendly volunteers, and learn about how to be safer in emergencies and disasters.

SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT
i98fm Illawarra Convoy

i98fm Illawarra Convoy

Sunday

19/11/23 5:00 to 19/11/23 15:00

The NSW SES Unit will be at the Come and meet Paddy Platypus and our friendly volunteers, learn about how to be safer in emergencies and disasters and view our interactive display.

Coledale Community Hall, Coledale
Northern Illawarra Flood Preparedness Workshop

Northern Illawarra Flood Preparedness Workshop

Sunday

26/11/23 18:30 to 26/11/23 21:30

Wollongong Unit is holding a Community Flood Preparedness Workshop to meet the residents of the Northern Suburbs of the Illawarra to discuss how we can work together in future flood events. Discuss local flood risks, hear from a flood rescue operator, learn about local risks and how to stay safe and gain some sandbagging and preparedness tips...

Wiley Park Amphitheatre
Carols in the Park

Carols in the Park

Saturday

02/12/23 16:00 to 02/12/23 21:15

Head to Wiley Park for food, fun and festivity at Carols in the Park. Bring your picnic blanket for a magical night with MC Anthony Maroon and Australian singer-songwriter and daughter of Rockstar royalty, Mahalia Barnes. Join us for a night jam packed with festive family fun. There’ll be food, magical characters and a chance to take a photo with...

Coota Beach (Murray Street)
Cootamundra Beach Volleyball

Cootamundra Beach Volleyball

Saturday

17/02/24 0:00 to 18/02/24 0:00

Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Cootamundra Unit. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.

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