Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.Further severe thunderstorms will hit Sydney on Saturday afternoon, after heavy rain brought flash flooding and large hail to parts of the state, prompting hundreds of calls to the State Emergency Service.
"Heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding, large hailstones and damaging winds are likely," the Bureau of Meteorology said in an alert.Heavy rain battered the South Coast on Saturday morning, with Moruya receiving 73mm in three hours before 10.50am and Ulladulla being drenched with 108.9mm in about the same period. Heavy rain continued into the afternoon, with Moruya receiving a further 56mm between 11am and 1pm.
SES spokeswoman Stephanie Heard said the agency has already received 278 calls for help across the state, the majority from the South Coast, Campbelltown and Macquarie Fields areas, with flash flooding also reported in the Sutherland Shire.Ms Heard said it's expected to be a stormy afternoon and the SES is urging motorists to take it easy on the roads and avoid any flooding.In a severe thunderstorm warning at 3.
Heavy rain hit Prestons in south-west Sydney before midday, leading to the closure of a drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic. Also in the city's south-west, roof damage was reported to Glenquarie Shopping Centre at Macquarie Fields.
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