2025 New South Wales floods
River water rising over road at Taree | |
| Date | 20 May 2025 – 25 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Location | Mid North Coast Hunter Valley Central Coast |
| Cause | Stationary low pressure trough |
| Deaths | 5 |
The 2025 New South Wales floods were a significant flooding event that impacted the New South Wales coast in May 2025, particularly the Mid North Coast and parts of the Hunter Valley region, including the towns of Taree, Kempsey, Nambucca Heads, Sawtell, Dorrigo, Port Macquarie, and Coffs Harbour.
Caused by a slow-moving low pressure system and killing five people, it was the worst flood disaster in Mid North Coast region, with access to disaster funding been activated at both state and federal levels. The chief executive of Natural Hazards Research Australia, Andrew Gissing, stated that the flooding was the biggest on record for the region, and a 1-in-500-year event.