Cessnock LGA weather and road closure update: Wednesday, January 6 | photos, video

Richmond Vale Road, Richmond Vale

Watagan Creek Road, Laguna

Milsons Arm Road, Laguna

Great North Road, Laguna (at Blaxlands Arm Road)

Upper Yango Creek Road, Laguna

Doghole Road, Stockrington

The following roads are unreachable due to flooding:

Murrays Run Road, Laguna

Dairy Arm Road, Laguna 

Boree Track, Laguna

Finchley Track, Laguna

9.30AM WEDNESDAY

In the 72 hours up to 9am Wednesday, 156.6mm of rain had fallen in Cessnock, including 99mm in the past 24 hours (according to Weatherzone).

Cessnock City Council released the following list of road closures at 9.30am Wednesday.

CLOSED

Testers Hollow – closed

Old North Road, Rothbury – closed at crossing

Lovedale Road, Allandale – closed at rail underpass

Lomas Lane, Nulkaba – at the bridge

Tuckers Lane, Rothbury – causeway flooded

Paynes Crossing Road (Williams Bridge) – closed 1.5m over bridge

Congewai Road, Congewai – closed at start of road

CAUTION: The below roads are still open and are only affected when it is raining

Milsons Arm Road (the water has reached the bridge – possible closure by 10am)

Alkira Avenue, Cessnock – water on road

Robinia Way, Cessnock – water on road

Wine Country Drive, Cessnock (in front of Nulkaba cemetry) – water on road

Wine Country Drive, Pokolbin – water on road

All council sporting fields are currently closed until further notice.

Visit council's website for the latest information.

VIDEO: Fiona Madafiglio captured this footage at Fleming Street, Nulkaba at 10am Wednesday.

More roads in the Cessnock Local Government Area (LGA) have been closed or have been affected due to constant rainfall on Tuesday night.

Mitchell Avenue, Kurri is closed between Railway Parade and Government Road.

Testers Hollow has once again flooded, meaning Cessnock Road at Cliftleigh is now closed in both directions.

The underpass on Lovedale Road, Allandale is currently closed due to water covering the road.

Lomas Lane at Nulkaba is also closed due to flooding, meaning Hunter Valley Zoo will be closed on Wednesday.

Old North Road at Rothbury is also closed due to water over the level crossing.

Wine Country Drive at both Nulkaba and Rothbury has been inundated with water, and while the road is not closed, traffic is affected in both directions.

Alkira Avenue, Cessnock, and Robina Way, Cessnock, have also been affected but remain open.

Heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding is forecast for parts of the Hunter on Wednesday, with further rainfall totals of 50 to 100mm expected at some locations.

An easing trend is expected later in the day and evening.