Severe storms sweep eastern Australia as forecasters warn of more to come
The Bureau of Meteorology issued warnings for Sydney and surrounding regions on Sunday, with hail, damaging winds and flash flooding possible.
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- Warnings covered Sydney, greater Wollongong and parts of the Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury.
- Southern Queensland, western New South Wales, the ACT and eastern Victoria were also on alert.
- The bureau said further storms and flood risk were possible on Monday.
Large areas of eastern Australia were placed under severe thunderstorm warnings on Sunday afternoon, with the Bureau of Meteorology flagging hail, damaging winds, flash flooding and power outages. Warnings covered Sydney, greater Wollongong and parts of the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Gosford, Wyong and Wollondilly. Southern Queensland, western New South Wales, the ACT and eastern Victoria were also affected.
The bureau described the system as unusually large and spanning multiple states, and said more storms and flood risk could follow on Monday. Forecasters did not say how long the warnings would remain in place or which areas faced the greatest risk overnight. Residents in the warned districts were advised to monitor updated forecasts.
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