The weather might look better but stay vigilant, that's the message from authorities on Friday.
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The NSW SES received hundreds of call outs for help on Thursday and it was involved in 27 rescues across the region.
There's a 100 per cent chance of rain, according to the Bureau of Meteorology, and that's on top of the sodden that, in some places, received a month's rain in a day.
Macquarie Pass copped more than 200mm of rain and Mount Pleasant 150mm on Thursday.
Conditions are expected to gradually ease and more showers are expected today and Saturday before conditions improve on Sunday.
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