More than 140,000 homes still without power in NSW with more storms expected on Saturday
Two people were injured by a falling tree at Sydney’s Hyde Park as strong winds caused damage across NSW.Two people were injured by a falling tree at Sydney’s Hyde Park as strong winds caused damage across NSW.The Bureau of Meteorology has warned of ongoing storms in the east this weekend, and a high risk of a tropical cyclone developing off the coast ofThe BoM said on Friday severe weather on the east coast of NSW would bring damaging winds, heavy rain and dangerous surf.
It said showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue across north-east NSW and south-east Queensland after those severe thunderstorms with “damaging winds, giant hail and heavy rainfall” hit the area on Thursday.Angus Hines, a meteorologist, said there was “an absolute abundance of moisture in the atmosphere” over north-western WA, with two tropical low pressure points developing. One of them, near Broome, will develop and strengthen over the weekend and move towards Exmouth.
“It will stay over the water but close enough to the country to have a significant impact on the weather for these northern communities,” he said, adding that there would be heavy rain and damaging wind gusts.It will stay as a tropical low pressure system until Sunday, when there is a “high chance” it will develop into a tropical cyclone, but by then it will be moving away from the coast.
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