NSW floods could isolate hundreds more

HEAVY rain across northeast NSW could leave hundreds more people isolated on the state's mid-north coast.

A severe weather warning for heavy rain in the northern rivers and mid-north coast forecast districts remained in place on Sunday afternoon.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) warned residents in those areas to expect scattered showers and possibly local heavy falls through the rest of the weekend.

Rainfall was easing but flash flooding was still possible, the bureau said.

A State Emergency Service (SES) spokeswoman said a flood rescue was under way at Singleton, in the Hunter, on Sunday afternoon.

"There's a person stuck in rising floodwaters with their vehicle," she told AAP.

Dozens of SES volunteers flew north on Saturday to help locals respond to any flooding.

"Our focus today is on the mid-north coast, especially areas around the lower Macleay," the spokeswoman said.

She said hundreds of locals at South West Rocks, Crescent Head, Hut Head, Gladstone, Jerseyville and Smithtown could become cut off, joining the 5300 people already isolated by floodwaters in the region.

Up to 133 millimetres of rain had fallen on the lower Macleay Valley since 3pm (AEDT) on Saturday, according to the BOM.

Moderate flooding was already affecting Kempsey, and the Macleay River was expected to peak near six metres about 5pm on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Sydney Western Region SES said on its Facebook page that it had made several failed attempts to reach isolated residents at St Albans, Webbs Creek, Colo and McDonald Valley by helicopter.

Flood teams from the Hills and Penrith were heading to those areas on Sunday afternoon to assess the extent of the flooding.

The SES reminded people in flood areas not to drive, ride or walk through floodwater, but the spokeswoman said the SES had received few calls for help over the weekend.

"It's good people are heeding our message," she said.

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