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Destructive winds and heavy rain have left tens of thousands in New South Wales without power and forced some Central Coast residents to evacuate their homes as authorities warned conditions will “deteriorate even further”.

Some areas received a month’s worth of rain in one day, while others recorded winds above 100km/h on Tuesday as a vigorous coastal low continued to intensify late in the day. The Bureau of Meteorology said winds with gusts above 125km/h were possible along the coastal fringe of the Illawarra and south coast on Tuesday evening.