The 258mm of rain the Manning has received in the past 56 hours saw the Cedar Party Creek Bridge at the entrance to Wingham overflow at 5pm today (Wednesday).

The SES said there is also a possibility of the evacuation of 104 residents of a Wingham nursing home, as well as a possible disruption of rail services on the Taree rail line should the water reach its predicted peak of 11.9 metres.

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There are evacuation centres set up at the Wingham Services Club and the Wingham Town Hall.

Greater Taree City Council modelling using an application known as "Wateride" indicates that this is now a 1 in 20 year flood.

Due to the current wet weather, Council advises of the following road and bridge closures:

* Warrens Lane between Lansdowne Road and Upper Lansdowne Road

* Crittendons Bridge on Upper Lansdowne Road

* Mount Coxcombe Road, Mount Coxcombe

* Middlebrook Road near Marlee

* Warrawillah Road near the Bulga Road

* Shorts Road, Cedar Party, between Cedar Party Road and Comboyne Road

* Yarratt Road

* Cedar Party Road

* Bobin Creek Bridge on the Bulga Road to Elands

* Charity Creek Bridge, Kimbriki Road

* Tiri Bridge, Tiri Road – Cundle Flat

* McQueens Bridge, Nowendoc Road

* There has been a major landslip on the right hand side of the Bulga Road to Elands 36.12km from Farquhar Road in Wingham.

* The Bight Bridge at Wingham is closed

* Due to several landslips, Bulga Road between Bobin Creek Bridge and Elands village is closed. Road closed signage has been installed at the intersection of Bulga and Colling Roads.

* Gloucester Road closed at Belbourie Bridge

* Bootawa Road closed due to part road collapse and culvert washed away – 3km in from the Bucketts Way

Access to Wingham Brush Reserve has been closed.

* Beeton Parade Taree

* River Street Taree near Council Administration building

* Rocks Crossing Bridges in the Wherrol Flat area from

* Caparra to Wherrol Flat

* Railway Street/Stevenson Street

* River Street Cundletown

* Millers Road Bobin

* Dees Road, Belbora – culvert washed away

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