A « mini tornado » tore through a suburb in western Sydney, throwing trees, tearing off roof tiles and hurling a trampoline into the side of a house.
After reports of widespread storm damage across the region have emerged Called emergency services to Chester Hil on Saturday morning.
Carlene York, NSW’s emergency services commissioner, said the tornado hit three streets when it hit at 9 a.m. and left 1,000 properties without power. </ "I hope it won't happen again, it's an unusual event, but that doesn't mean it can't happen again." It is very difficult to prepare for such a spontaneous major weather event, "she told reporters.
Fire and Rescue NSW said more than 30 houses had been damaged, many partially collapsed, and much of the area was
Photos of the damage show a trampoline with its legs speared the side of a house.
Maryanne Tafeuni of Chester Hill said a small house was blown over her back yard and she had power lost for her house.
« … The house felt like it was literally moving, and all I can see from the window is leaves and things put together, » she told ABC News.
« … I thought it was just heavy rain, but when I heard the crack of the window in front I knew it was something else, so I had to collect the kids and get down because it was moving. The house was literally moving. “
Meteorologist David Wilkie said their systems picked up strong rotating winds, but technically the event may not have been a tornado.
» Whether or not it hit what could be called a tornado , is undoubtedly controversial, but … considering the damage, there were obviously some pretty intense gusts of wind blowing over the area. «
The unusual storm hit as a weather system that caused record floods along the NSW coast towards Sydney triggered.
Senior BOM climatologist Agata Imielska said Greater Sydney could expect around 100mm of rain in the next 24 hours, but the lower Blue Mountains would expect 200-300mm.
For large river systems Minor to moderate flooding is expected in the Sydney area, but large floods are also possible, the office warned.
On the central north coast are parts of Port Macquarie and several nearby cities flooded. Evacuation orders are in place in many locations including Port Macquarie and Kempsey.
Further south, Taree is in the grip of a flood rivaling the worst event in 92 years.
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Ref: https://7news.com.au
