Hailstones rain down on coastal towns as flooding reported
Hardly a drop in some areas while others were subject to heavy rain and hail
Coffs Harbour
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Sawtell and Boambee won the storm lottery early yesterday evening as rain and hail battered the towns, while others hardly received a drop.
The Bureau of Meteorology rain gauges at Boambee reserve and Sawtell recorded 53 mm and 50 mm respectively while Red Hill just west of Coffs Harbour town received 0.5mm.
People immediately took to social media pages, sharing images and video of hail and heavy rain.
There were also reports of flash flooding across some roads, trees down and traffic lights out.
Rainfall data since 9am on Friday:
Boambee Reserve - 53 mm
Sawtell - 50 mm
Coffs Harbour Airport - 17 mm
Gundagai St - 11 mm
Macauleys Reserve - 5 mm
Red Hill - 0.5 mm
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