Police, paramedics and emergency crews extracted the unconscious man from the driver’s cabin of his truck at 10.30pm on Tuesday.

The storm was expected to track south on Wednesday before turning back out into the Tasman Sea on Thursday.

‘Not out of the woods yet’

“The majority of incidents that we have attended to overnight have been for fallen trees and power lines, and damage to property and vehicles.”

The NSW State Emergency Service has urged people to take care on roads. Source: AAP / NSW State Emergency Services

Platz said as the situation “does start to calm” in some areas: “I remind everybody we’re not out of the woods yet.”

“This complex weather system is still impacting parts of Newcastle, Sydney, the Illawarra and the south coast of New South Wales down past Bega.”

What can we expect today?

Minor to moderate flooding is also possible in several areas, and Platz advised monitoring conditions and following flood warnings.

The majority of incidents overnight involved fallen trees, powerlines and damaged property and vehicles. Source: AAP / NSW State Emergency Service

“This system is a more dynamic and fast-moving system than any of the recent rain events we have seen across New South Wales,” she said.

Platz said the situation will start to ease as the system moves south and east on Thursday.

Flights cancelled, thousands without power

NSW SES crews have responded to more than 2,800 incidents since severe weather conditions started, as the low shifted southwards from Newcastle toward Sydney, the Illawarra and the south coast.

The Illawarra and south coast areas have been hit hard by wild weather. Source: AAP / Dean Lewins

The state operations centre had received more than 2,390 calls for assistance in the 24 hours to 9.3am Wednesday, Platz said.

Transport NSW advised people to avoid non-essential travel on Sydney and intercity trains on Wednesday morning, and to be prepared for disruptions to public transport.

Another low-pressure system to enter on Wednesday

“We see another low-pressure system, really dumb-belling around that first one, that will really intensify and reinforce some of those winds and rain across the south coast,” senior meteorologist Jonathan How said.