Wild Sydney weather: Two kids in car hit by fallen tree as City battered by 83km/h southerly winds
Two small children were in a car hit by a fallen tree as Sydney is battered by 83km/h southerly winds. But massive seas couldn’t keep diehard Bondi surfers on dry land.
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Wild weather, with winds gusting up to almost 83km/h, is causing havoc across the city with fallen trees crushing cars, damaging homes and bringing down powerlines.
On Friday afternoon a large gum tree fell on a car containing two small children and an adult, in the city’s north.
The tree crashed onto the tear part of the vehicle in Centennial Ave, Lane Cove about 3.30pm.
Two ambulances went to the scene where paramedics assessed all three occupants, including two children aged under six years.
All three occupants were able to exit the vehicle. They have not been taken to hospital.
A deepening low pressure system off the NSW coast, which is causing the strong south-westerly winds now battering the city, is also whipping up dangerous surf and abnormally high tides. Not that the angry ocean scared away surfers at Bondi with some taking on the angry sea, refusing to be intimidated by its ferocity.
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Heavy showers are also being directed towards the coast as the winds strengthen towards the middle of the day.
After some seasick inducing trips across the harbour on Friday morning, all Manly Ferries were suspended because of the dangerous conditions. They went back into service at 4pm.
Authorities issued a severe weather warning early on Friday morning for the metropolitan area and much of the state’s east coast
The Bureau of Meteorology recorded wind gusts reaching 83km/h at Kurnell and on Sydney Harbour at 3.30pm on Friday. Winds topped 80km/h at Sydney Harbour, preventing some planes form landing.
The wild weather, which is expected to ease on Saturday, is being caused by a deepening low pressure system that is slowly moving south at the same time a strong high pressure system remains over the Great Australian Bight. The combination of these two systems is strengthen the southerly winds.
Overnight at a neighbourhood Aldi supermarket car park at Toongabbie a large gum fell onto and damaged several parked cars. The State Emergency Service’s Blacktown unit was called into remove the tree.
On the northern beaches the SES Warringah/Pittwater and Manly units were kept busy.
A wind gust of 69km/h was recorded at Manly at 7pm on Thursday.
A speedboat and trailer parked on Mona Vale Rd at Terrey Hills was damaged by a falling tree overnight Friday.
At Bilgola Plateau powerlines were brought down by tree while at North Narrabeen a Toyota Landcruiser, parked in Garden St, was crushed by large tree branch as winds hit 54km/h.
At Avalon Beach, a large gum fell across the roof of a house in Bellevue Ave late on Thursday afternoon.
The SES Manly Unit was called to a house at North Manly, where a large tree branch pierced the tin roof of a home in Otway Pde.
Forecasters predict that the winds for the rest of the afternoon will average between 35-50kmh with more showers expected along the coast.
On Saturday, winds are expected to ease slightly to 25-40km/h and drop further in the afternoon. There could be up to 20mm of rainfall.
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