..........
..........
|
|
| Description |
| Emergency
crews are working to restore power to about 5,000 homes and businesses
after a severe storm swept across Sydney and parts of New South Wales.
The storm was forecast to bring heavy rainfall that could lead to flash
flooding in parts of the Mid North Coast, Hunter and Central Tablelands.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has cancelled its warning for
Metropolitan Sydney and the Illawarra. However, a severe thunderstorm
warning for damaging winds has been issued for residents in parts of the
Hunter, Central Tablelands and far western NSW. A spokesman for Ausgrid
said about 5,000 customers in Sydney are without power, with Hurstville
among the worst affected areas. Earlier, power was restored to about
10,000 homes around Arncliffe. The spokesman said about 15,000 homes
lost power during the height of the storm. Fire and Rescue NSW said
firefighters had been kept busy with more than 60 incidents caused by
wet weather and lightning strikes. Paramedics were called to Newtown in
Sydney's inner west after reports someone was possibly struck by
lightning. Police said the person was "conscious and breathing" when the
ambulance arrived. The BoM said the lower western district of NSW was
likely to be hit with damaging winds. Locations affected might include
Wentworth. The State Emergency Service said a number of trees fell in
Campbelltown and Bankstown. A strong wind warning is also in place for
the Coffs Coast, Macquarie Coast, Hunter Coast and Sydney Coast. |
|
|
..........
WeatherZone
Crews kept busy restoring power after storm hits Sydney, parts of NSW
Tuesday October 20, 2015 - 23:33 EDT
Fire
and Rescue NSW said firefighters had been kept busy with more than 60
incidents caused by the wet weather and lightning strikes. - Audience submitted
Emergency
crews have been kept busy restoring power to homes and businesses after
a severe storm swept across Sydney and parts of New South Wales.
Late
on Tuesday night, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) issued a severe
thunderstorm warning with damaging winds for locations including Broken
Hill, Wentworth and Fowlers Gap.
Read More Here
..........
..........
No comments:
Post a Comment
Hello and thank you for visiting my blog. Please share your thoughts and leave a comment :)