article_snippet.sent: A ute submerged in floodwaters at Stroud, a small country town one hour north of Newcastle, in New South Wales .
article_snippet.sent: Manly Dam is flooded due to extensive weather conditions which may now cancel out the weekend dawn
article_snippet.sent: There are flood watches on every major river system in the NSW Hunter and mid north coast area. '
article_snippet.sent: The beachside suburb of Manly was under threat from flooding on Tuesday night and authorities said authorities may be forced to open the sluice gates of the Manly Dam  to release pressure from rapidly rising water levels.
article_snippet.sent: SES issued an alert at that time advising that volunteers and local police were out telling residents in the Manly Dam area to pack essential items and prepare to leave volunteers and local police premises.
article_snippet.sent: The streets of Rose Bay, in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, were flooded due to heavy rainfall .
article_snippet.sent: State Emergency Service warn that hundreds of residents may have to evacuate hundreds of residents premises near Manly Dam .
article_snippet.sent: Narrabeen Fire Station reported on their call outs in the local area .