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The lake may reach the major flood level (1.60 m) during Friday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surrounding Areas should relocate immediately to family or friends outside the impact area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People in areas likely to be impacted by flooding should consider:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Refraining from driving or walking through flood water<\/li><li>Road closures and flood isolation may impact on work, family and educational commitments<\/li><li>Monitoring emergency warnings and severe weather updates on local ABC radio and Bureau of Meteorology website<\/li><li>If your property is at risk of inundation, please raise moveable items, such as furniture, as high as possible onto benches or tables, placing electrical items on top<\/li><li>If you are advised by an emergency services officer to evacuate, please do so<\/li><li>Securing outside belongings and before leaving; turn off the power, water and take essential medicines and clothes with you<\/li><li>Farmers should move machinery, livestock, pumps and fodder to flood-free ground<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>An Evacuation Centre is established at Diggers at The Entrance &#8211; 315 The Entrance Rd, Long Jetty NSW<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For emergency help in floods and storms, call the NSW State Emergency Service on 132 500. In life-threatening situations call triple zero (000) immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the latest road closures, non-operational schools and latest updates on the unfolding situation across the Central Coast, <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/home\/the-rain-has-set-in-central-coast-so-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-for-the-coming-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Listen via the Star 104.5 Player, download it now via the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/au\/app\/star-104-5-central-coast\/id1068731232\"><em>App Store<\/em><\/a><em> or <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=au.com.star1045\"><em>Google Play<\/em><\/a><em> and take Star 104.5 wherever you go.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Images:&nbsp;Getty<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Bek Lougher<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SES has issued a major flood warning for possible flooding at Long Jetty on Friday (March 4). 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