Yesterday, the Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning for much of New South Wales, including the potential for "tornado activity" in Western Sydney.
Luckily, Sydney residents didn't have to tick "living through a tornado" off their 2021 bingo card, but they did report flash flooding, power outages, hailstones as large as five centimetres in diameter and a roof collapsing at Mt Druitt Westfield.
Here are some photos and videos that capture how destructive the Sydney storm was.
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Here it comes! ⛈ Time to get that hashtag trending #SydneyStorm
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Some decent size hail fell in Esther Street, Winston Hill with the #sydneystorm @BOM_NSW @SkyWeatherAUS
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Looks like there’s a tear in the sky ⚡️ #iPhone13ProMax #SydneyStorm #Lightning
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growing up in sydney i was always jealous it didn’t snow. i’m fine without it now #sydneystorm
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Didn’t realise it was snow season #SydneyStorm
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This could be the end of the world. #SydneyStorm
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Oh. My. #SydneyStorm
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What was your experience with the Sydney Storm?
Also, hope everyone is safe and sound after that wild weather!