It's certainly not the first time Testers Hollow has been underwater, but the sight of the flooded road is still a popular attraction for many.
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Cessnock Road, which connects Kurri Kurri to Maitland, was cut off during intense rain on Saturday afternoon and about 300 metres of the stretch remained covered in water on Tuesday afternoon.
Despite there being a road block further along the road in Gillieston Heights, cars were still regularly continuing down towards Cliftleigh to catch a glimpse of the torrent.
The last time the road was flooded was five years ago, and since then Daracon Contractors Pty Ltd have begun works to raise the road level after being awarded the tender from Transport for NSW.
Cliftleigh resident Sonia Warby, who ran a petition several years ago to have the road raised, said she saw this flooding event as a test of whether the proposed new road height of 1.5 metres would be enough to protect the stretch from future flooding events.
"I wasn't sold on whether they had gone high enough - I'm on the fence now," she said.
She was also not under the impression it would be the last time the road would be flooded, with construction not expected to be complete until 2023.
"I've seen it flooded since I was a child, so seeing it doesn't have a massive impact on me anymore," she said.
"It's just the inconvenience of having to go around to Buchanan to get through."
Other roads in the Hunter also remained flooded on Tuesday afternoon, despite a reduced amount of rain from Monday onwards. Most of the Hunter received less than 10mm of rain between 9am and 7pm Tuesday, despite predictions of up to 100mm in some parts.
Queens Wharf boat ramp at Morpeth was also still completely submerged under the swollen Hunter River.
The flooding is expected to slowly subside as weather conditions improve from today.
A severe weather warning was lifted for the Hunter and Mid North Coast yesterday afternoon, but a strong wind warning will be in place for the Hunter today.
A top of 28 degrees has been forecast for Newcastle today and tomorrow with the mercury expected to hover around 25 degrees over the weekend, before a possible return of rain early next week.