whitetop
04-21-2015, 09:27 PM
Sydney lashed by the storm of the century: Bondi sand engulfs streets as city is battered by 85mph winds and major flooding with heaviest rainfall for 100 years
*Wind gusts of up to 130km/h have lashed parts of NSW as storms continue to hit large parts of the state
*Three elderly people have been found dead within the Dungog township on Tuesday morning, police said
*Dungog was smashed by 312mm of rain in 24 hours - the heaviest rainfall the area has seen in 100 years - and four houses in the town have been washed away in severe floods
*Properties have suffered damage from Sydney to the mid-north coast and 215,000 homes are without power
*More than 100 schools have been closed on Tuesday due to the adverse weather conditions
*A cruise ship is stuck outside Sydney Heads because of a massive swell and it may be there for the next 48 hours
*Passengers have been warned to expect delays for flights in and out of Sydney's domestic airport
*Residents in Maitland, Cessnock and Greater Newcastle warned over a 'very dangerous' line of thunderstorms
*Newcastle residents have been warned to expect rapid rises in waterways and high velocity flash flood water
*A Public Information and Inquiry Centre about the weather conditions has been set up - phone number 1800 227 228
*In a life-threatening emergency people should call triple-zero, otherwise the SES number is 132 500
http://i.imgur.com/BSZZG3R.jpg
At Belmont, north of Sydney, the wild weather caused boats to break
their moorings and sent some of the crashing into waterfront properties
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-storms-heavy-rain-and-winds-pound-nsw-for-third-day-20150421-1mqam6.html
*Wind gusts of up to 130km/h have lashed parts of NSW as storms continue to hit large parts of the state
*Three elderly people have been found dead within the Dungog township on Tuesday morning, police said
*Dungog was smashed by 312mm of rain in 24 hours - the heaviest rainfall the area has seen in 100 years - and four houses in the town have been washed away in severe floods
*Properties have suffered damage from Sydney to the mid-north coast and 215,000 homes are without power
*More than 100 schools have been closed on Tuesday due to the adverse weather conditions
*A cruise ship is stuck outside Sydney Heads because of a massive swell and it may be there for the next 48 hours
*Passengers have been warned to expect delays for flights in and out of Sydney's domestic airport
*Residents in Maitland, Cessnock and Greater Newcastle warned over a 'very dangerous' line of thunderstorms
*Newcastle residents have been warned to expect rapid rises in waterways and high velocity flash flood water
*A Public Information and Inquiry Centre about the weather conditions has been set up - phone number 1800 227 228
*In a life-threatening emergency people should call triple-zero, otherwise the SES number is 132 500
http://i.imgur.com/BSZZG3R.jpg
At Belmont, north of Sydney, the wild weather caused boats to break
their moorings and sent some of the crashing into waterfront properties
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-storms-heavy-rain-and-winds-pound-nsw-for-third-day-20150421-1mqam6.html