Sydney's west devastated by violent storms; 50+ emergency calls in one night
Severe thunderstorms battered Sydney's western suburbs overnight. Emergency services responded to over 50 calls for help.
Severe weather swept across the region Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Sydney's west took the brunt of it.
Strong winds uprooted trees across roads, homes and power lines. Several properties had structural damage.
The Blacktown SES Unit got more than 50 calls for help. They came Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.
Volunteers kept doing rescue work into the early hours. Images show what happened.
A large tree crushed a parked car. Wind damage stripped roofs from buildings.
Severe thunderstorm warnings covered a large section of eastern NSW. The area stretched from north of Moree to Coffs Harbour in the east and south to Wollongong.
Wednesday morning looked gloomy. But conditions were expected to get better as the day went on.
- Over 50
- Emergency calls
- Western Sydney
- Hardest hit area
- Blacktown SES Unit
- Responding unit
- Moree to Coffs Harbour to Wollongong
- Warning area
Why it mattersResidents face costly repairs and insurance claims. More storms could make the damage worse if warnings escalate.
AustraliaSydney residents in affected areas should check on neighbours, document damage for insurance claims, and stay alert for further severe weather updates from NSW SES.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 2 h ago
