Hundreds of Calls for Help as Storms Blanket NSW

Published on December 20, 2023

Thunderstorms have swept across New South Wales (NSW) prompting hundreds of calls for assistance to the State Emergency Service. The SES has urged people to get ready for what could potentially be an unusually wet and stormy Christmas. Around 380 volunteers responded to more than 400 storm and flood related incidents from Tuesday afternoon and into Wednesday, Dec. 20. About a quarter of the calls came from the northern region, including  Port Macquarie, Newcastle, the Hunter and the Central Coast. A severe thunderstorm warning in place for the Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra and Central Tablelands districts was cancelled shortly after midday on Dec. 20. “Shower activity continues about the ranges around Sydney and in parts of the Hunter but heavy falls have eased,” the Bureau of Meteorology said in a statement....

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