The 37-year-old man was struck by the gas bottle after it was swept up in strong winds last night. 9News
The intense weather system paired the lightning with large amounts of rain, hail and rapid wind gusts.Power provider AusGrid has listed more than 72,000 properties were without electricity in a region extending from Mona Vale on the Northern Beaches, west to Berowra and down to Pymble and Ryde.
Endeavour Energy also electricity cuts were affecting 24,000 of its customers after power lines were brought down in northwest Sydney and the Hawkesbury region last night, with 270 electrical hazards needing repairs. Meanwhile, NSW SES spokesman Jason Simms told ABC radio that volunteers had been called to 600 jobs in the Sydney metropolitan area since 9pm yesterday, with most requests for assistance related to downed trees and branches.
As the thunderstorms are fast moving, rainfall totals have been quite low across the state, with 24 millimetres the highest recorded in Greenstead near the Hawkesbury River.
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