Three struck by lightning as Sydney superstorm returns
Three women have been struck by lightning and tennis-ball sized hailstones have pelted Sydney’s northwest amid another afternoon of thunderstorm chaos.
Two females have been treated for minor injuries after being struck at Corbett Gardens, south of Sydney, while a third woman’s injuries are thought to be “more serious”, according to police.
Wollongong in the Illawarra and Gosford on the Central Coast have been placed on high alert with residents urged to stay indoors as another savage storm threatens to wreak havoc over the weekend.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued warnings of flash flooding, destructive winds while heavy rainfall was forecast for several affected regions.
This follows warnings to residents in Parramatta, Sutherland, Sydney City, Sydney airport, Sydney Olympic Park, Bridge, Kiama, Liverpool and anyone on the Harbor Bridge to take cover.
The warning comes just 24 hours after much of the city was smashed with torrential rains that caused blackouts to thousands of homes and caused chaos amongst the state’s public transport lines.
#SydneyStorm @7NewsSydney kellyville pic.twitter.com/yfiEUR1eR6
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Massive hail stones coming down in Castle Hill. #Sydneystorms pic.twitter.com/Sw02C3HYXg
— Amy Stevenson (@amy_stevenson5) February 18, 2017
Ausgrid are still working to restore power to as many as 6000 homes after 40,000 customers were hit on Friday.
For a second straight day beachgoers at Bondi and Coogee were sent fleeing as ominous clouds rolled Sydney's beaches.
Large hailstones in Rouse Hill. Photo by 7 News viewer Sara Paige Roberts. #SydneyStorm #7News pic.twitter.com/pe83M7jUsc
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Rouse Hill: Some quick thinking after today's hailstorm by 7 News viewer Adam Bibby. #SydneyStorm #7News pic.twitter.com/mfrqDfbmaF
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