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Roads closed:
- Forbes to West Wyalong (Newell Highway) closed at Marsden. Detour via Parkes, Eugowra, Canowindra, Cowra, Young and Temora
- Forbes to Bogan Gate (The Bogan Way)
- Forbes to Grenfell (Henry Lawson Way) closed at Muddy Lagoon. Water over road in several places.
- New Grenfell Road
- Forbes to Cowra (Lachlan Valley Way) closed at Dukes Crossing. Detour via Parkes, Eugowra, Canowindra.
- Forbes to Eugowra (The Escort Way) now closed at Southern Cross. Detour via Parkes.
- Forbes to Bedgerabong. Detour Via Parkes, Condobolin, Lachlan Valley Way, Hodges Road (Straney’s Bridge)
- Lachlan Valley Way (South Condobolin Road) at 17 Mile and 21 Mile
- Alchin's Road (entire length)
- Bedgerabong Road (at Little Plains and “Astron Park”)
- Boxfield Road (at Goonigal Creek)
- Bundaburrah Crossing (Farnell Street/Show Street)
- Corridgery Road (to Bedgerabong)
- Corridgery Road (to Bogan Gate)
- Dukes Road (from Lachlan Valley Way to Wandary Lane)
- Edols Road (entire length)
- Forest Road (from Littles Road to Troubalgie Road)
- Lower Bathurst Street (Torig Park end)
- Noakes Road (Bedgerabong area)
- Pinnacle Road (Garema area)
- Quirks/Drabsch Road (several kilometres)
- Saddleback Road (Landrace Road to Woolshed Road)
- Salisbury Road (at Salisbury Crossing between Bedgerabong Road and Racecourse Road)
- Sandhills Road (multiple causeways)
- Slimbridge Road (from Yarrabandi to Bedgerabong)
- Trigg Hill Road (Cookamidgera)
- Torig Road (from The Escort Way)
- Turners Road (entire length)
- Wambat Street (Johnny Woods Crossing)
- Wandary Lane (at Glencoe property)
- Warroo Road (at Warroo end near church)
- Warroo Bridge Road
- West Plains Road (from Lows Road to Bogies Island)
- Wirrinya Road (at Dog and Duck)
- Wongajong Road (Lachlan Valley Way to Henry Lawson Way)
- Yarrabandai Road (at Four Ways and west of Four Ways)
The Newell Highway (Forbes to Parkes) is open
Forbes Shire Council.
- Major Flooding is occurring at Forbes Iron Bridge, Cottons Weir and Jemalong where flood peaks similar to the August 1990 are expected.