Of those jobs, 43 were reports of storm damage, 29 were water damage and roof repairs, and eight were flood rescues.

In West Wyalong 78.4mm fell while in Temora 62.4mm was felt, making the towns the two most saturated in the region on Tuesday. SES responded to 25 jobs in West Wyalong and a further 24 in Temora.

Temora business owner Debbie Davidge faced the full force of the storm yesterday when water began flowing into her Hoskins Street cafe.

"It was about 10 foot in the door," Ms Davidge said.

"I think it started coming in at about 10.30 but it came in quietly. You just turn around and there it is coming through the door."

With the help of staff and half-a-dozen customers that happened to be inside the Diamonds and Dust cafe at the time, Ms Davidge managed to keep the water at bay.

"We contained it. I said to those costumers, 'you've got free coffee for a week, I don't care how many times you come in a day, it's free'," Ms Davidge said.

Ms Davidge said the floodwaters have now receded from the street, allowing her business to turn to usual operation.

"The sandbags were very handy, it was the one thing that saved us. But we've got concrete floors so we're very lucky there wasn't too much damage at all," she said.

Meanwhile, in Wagga, crews responded to 13 reports of water leaking through roofs between 3.40am and 10pm on Tuesday.

"That does tend to happen when there has been a long period without rain, then when we have a sudden downpour there are a lot of leaks in roofs," said Jason McDonell, Wagga-based SES unit commander.

To avoid future problems during rain events, Mr McDonell recommends doing some home maintenance during drier times.

"When it's safe to do so, get up on the roof and clean out the gutters," he said.

"If there are any tree limbs across the house, get someone in to have a look at it. Try to also help out any elderly neighbours with the same."

While the Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting fewer showers for the remainder of the week, Mr McDonell said it was likely that floodwaters would remain in some places, particularly around Temora and West Wyalong.

"If there's a roadblock, don't even both trying to cross it," Mr McDonell said.

"Most rescues up north have been because people have tried to get across floodwaters and all of a sudden their engine has stopped and they don't know why. That puts your life in danger and it puts ours on the line."

Even large cars will struggle to cross relatively low floodwaters.

"Just 80cm of water can float an empty Nissan Patrol, and that's even less in smaller cars," Mr McDonell said.

"People think, it's a nice big car, it is, but that isn't even taking into account when the water is flowing."

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