Destructive storms rip roofs off houses in Vic, NSW
It was the 14th consecutive month the monthly global temperature record was broken. Photo: Instagram
Chaotic weather has wreaked havoc in parts of Victoria and New South Wales as damaging winds tore roofs from homes in both states.
After a wild weekend, flood warnings in NSW and severe weather warnings in Victoria were cancelled on Monday morning.
On Sunday in Strathmerton, a town in northern Victoria, heavy gusts caused destruction on one suburban street, toppling trees and throwing the roofs off at least two houses.
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“Absolutely wild. Houses completely torn to shreds,” local Instagram user Austkathy wrote.
And according to the Strathmerton Standard and Victorian Storm Chasers, it may have been a “mini tornado” that did the damage.
A mini tornado through Strathmerton? Damage to houses in Denison Street.
Posted by Strathmerton Standard on Saturday, October 31, 2015
WOW!! Check out this shot of the possible (yet to be confirmed) #tornado that hit Nathalia! Great shot by Anne…
Posted by Victorian Storm Chasers on Sunday, November 1, 2015
On our way home this afternoon heading through Strathmerton…
Posted by Cheryse Kruszynski on Sunday, 1 November 2015
Yarrawonga at 3.15 pm this arvo
Posted by Andrew Biviano on Sunday, 1 November 2015
The SES had 35 calls about trees creating traffic hazards in the state’s north-east, 25 calls about building damage, and five for flooding.
Overall there have been 130 calls for assistance across the state.
The Bureau of Meteorology cancelled a severe weather warning for people in the North East, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts late on Sunday.
NSW battered
Just before 7:00pm (AEDT) in NSW on Sunday, emergency services attended an address in Wollongong after strong winds blasted the roof off a four-storey building.
An hour earlier, rescue crews were called to Green Valley in Sydney’s west after lighting struck a tree, resulting in it splitting in half and falling onto a bus.
The bus driver suffered minor injuries.
The Bureau of Meteorology had issued thunderstorm warnings for Sydney and surrounding areas for Sunday afternoon.
The storm lingers over Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Photo: Instagram/@heatwaves.australia
Temperatures dropped from 28 in the city to cooler levels, as rain began to fall.
Heavy downpours, strong winds and hail were being felt in Sydney, the Illawarra and Central Tablelands.
Up to 15 millimetres of rain fell in 10 minutes in some suburbs, with wind gusts of 117 kilometres an hour keeping SES crews busy.
Dramatic images showed the ground in NSW covered with hailstones, and foreboding clouds hanging over the city.
There were 99 calls made to emergency services in New South Wales by the evening, with the Illawarra region making the most (40).
The Belubula River and Bell River at Wellington were put on flood watch, but downgraded on Monday morning.
Sydney and NSW chaos in pictures, video:
@9NewsSyd @7NewsSydney bus struck by lightening in hinchinbrook pic.twitter.com/EfNnQyaZuq
— Candy (@candyfernandy) November 1, 2015
@nswincidents big hail in Rozelle. @7NewsSydney @sydney #sydneystorms pic.twitter.com/kepu29Wzu9 — Jabba (@Jabbatron) November 1, 2015
#sydneystorm golf balls the size of hail stones pic.twitter.com/UGSSo9h4t5 — Stephen Lead (@stephenlead) November 1, 2015
Light and sound show off our balcony. #SydneyStorm. #Canon EOS1D. pic.twitter.com/Qlnnvcholc — Andrew Parsons (@AJAParsons) November 1, 2015
Eating super fudge chunk @BenAndJerrysOz on the balcony while storm-watching 🌩🍫 #centralcoast #SydneyStorm pic.twitter.com/gqLmaSjSdW — Vanessa Gollasch (@flipandstyle) November 1, 2015
So the first storm just passed through.. #sydneystorm @sydney_sider pic.twitter.com/sS2ay1LiVT — John Armitage (@JohnLeeArmitage) October 26, 2015
– with ABC and AAP
