SELFISH motorists are continuing to put the lives of rescuers at risk by driving through flooded roads as large parts of the state are smashed by a massive storm.

As the destructive east coast low continues to cause havoc along the entire NSW coast, the SES has fielded more than 3000 calls for help and has been forced to perform nearly 80 flood rescues.

The vast majority of those have been motorists requiring urgent help after driving through flooded roads across the state.

media_camera Emergency services were called to Railway Terrace Petersham for a flood rescue including SES Rescue Team. Picture: Gordon McComiskie

Despited repeated warning from police, the SES and other emergency service agencies, drivers continue to ignore warnings and put not only themselves at risk of drowning, but those of the volunteers require to rescue them.

In one instance overnight an entire family had to be rescued from a vehicle after the driver attempted to cross a flooded roadway.

Another was captured by a Daily Telegraph photographer climbing out the window of his partially submerged sports car and into another vehicle on the M4 entrance ramp at Strathfield.

The motorway was eventually closed due to the severe flooding.

A notorious spot for flood rescues - under the railway bridge on Parramatta Road at North Strathfield - was again the scene of stranded vehicles as drivers continued to take ridiculous risks.

media_camera Emergency Services were called to the M4 entrance at Strathfield at around 4:15am for two cars stuck in floodwater. Picture: Gordon McComiskie

Rescuers were also required to assist closer to the city when a taxi driver became stranded on Railway Parade in Petersham.

Obviously frustrated by the lack of common sense shown by some drivers, NSW Police were forced to send out a fairly pointed tweet this morning.

“Do not drive into floodwaters: this means roads covered by waters! The roadway may be damaged or missing,” they said.

While the rain is starting to ease in some parts of the state, the Bureau of Meteorology is warning that areas around Sydney and further south are still copping large falls that will continue throughout the day.