Greater Sydney has been given a reprieve from the flooding hitting much of the northeast coast of New South Wales after less rainfall than predicted fell in the city overnight. Homes in the Hawkesbury-Nepean region have avoided destruction after the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) revised their forecast and said it was unlikely the water levels would reach those seen in March 2021. The Warragamba Dam, currently spilling over into the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, will also dump around half of the amount of water initially expected to spill into the area. New South Wales (NSW) Deputy Premier Stuart Ayers said the area “really dodged a bit of a bullet” after seeing less rain than predicted but warned that dangers remained. “This has been very close run, … this could have been a catastrophic disaster,” Ayers told Nine’s Today show on Friday. “We’ve seen how bad the rivers have risen and how quickly …