NSW weather: Thunderstorms to follow record-breaking rain out west
After years of drought, western parts of the state are bracing for another round of severe thunderstorms after being battered with record-breaking rainfall while Sydney copped just a drizzle. SEE WHICH TOWNS GOT THE RAIN
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Western parts of the state are preparing for another round of severe thunderstorms after already being battered with record-breaking rainfall.
A low-pressure trough moved westerly across NSW bringing rain and thunderstorms to regional areas on the weekend.
Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster Jake Phillips told The Daily Telegraph the bureau was expecting to issue severe weather warnings again on Monday.
“Another system is coming from the west on Monday. We are looking at it being quite strong for inland areas,“ he said.
“As the day progresses I think we will issue warnings for western parts of the state.
“The storms will not be felt as much in Sydney -the system weakens the further across the state it moves.”
The fresh weather system comes after western NSW towns were bucketed with rain on Saturday and today.
Broken Hill had the most dramatic amount of rainfall with more than a month’s worth falling in just 15 minutes.
The 30mm dump caused flash flooding in the streets of the mining town.
While Tibooburra, in the state‘s northwest corner, had 43mm of rain.
The rainfall totals were dramatically lower in the state’s capital with most of Sydney receiving only between 2 and 10mm.
Cool winds whipped through the city keeping temperatures in the low 20s. The blustery conditions are not expected to last into the week.
