Tag: storm
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MID COAST STORM LEAVES TRAIL OF DEVASTATION
Last night’s storms did not lay low after leaving the South Coast, With properties on the Mid North also seeing devastating impacts.
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SEVERE STORMS LASH MID NORTH COAST
The wild weather continued on the Mid North Coast, with hundreds of trees littering the road. Some residents even described the storm cell, as a ‘mini twister.’
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COASTIES PRAISED FOR STORM PREP
The clean-up continues on the Central Coast, after the region was battered by heavy winds and rain. Thankfully, it wasn’t hit as hard as its neighbours to the north and south.
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MOTHER NATURE HAMMERS THE HUNTER
The wild weather put on quite a show here in the Hunter. From hail the size of golf balls, to more than 30 thousand lightning strikes – we’re being warned it’s just the beginning of a potentially busy storm season.
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THOUSANDS IN THE DARK AS CLEAN UP CONTINUES IN WAKE OF LATEST EAST COAST LOW
Up to 3000 households could be still be without power tonight with crews working to reconnect supply after last nights damaging east coast low lashed the North Coast and Northern Rivers. Flooding was only minor but wind gusts approaching 100 kilometres an hour left a trail of destruction across the region.
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NORTHERN NSW BATTERED BY MORE WILD WEATHER
Further north, the low pressure system is currently crossing the Queensland border – strong winds and heavy rain lashing the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers. The SES is carefully monitoring the unpredictable system as it moves down the coast. People are again being reminded not to walk, ride or drive through floodwaters. (AUDIO IN PARTS)
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DAMAGE BILL FROM THE STORM IN THE MILLIONS
The damage bill from the big storm which hit Coffs Harbour earlier this month is still being tallied, but help for its victims is starting to flow. State Recovery Co-ordinator, Dave Owens, today had a first hand look at the carnage the East Coast Low left behind.
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CATTLE CAUGHT UP IN STORM’S FURY
Orara Valley graziers are still looking for lost cattle, almost a week after the weekend’s ferocious weather. One estimates his loss to be in the tens of thousands of dollars and is calling on others to be better prepared.
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COFFS HARBOUR MARINA IN A BAD SHAPE AFTER STORM
The clean up continues at Coffs Harbour’s Marina, after it was battered by monstrous waves over the weekend. The ordeal has forced many boat owners to leave the wharf, who feel the structure is now unsafe.
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MID NORTH COAST WAKES UP TO CARNAGE
SES volunteers in the Hastings and Macleay faced a massive clean-up, following last night’s wild weather. But they’re warning of more flooding in the coming hours, brought by the high tide.