PHOTO: One of our viewers being blown away! Sent by Jake Wills on the Central Coast.
Wind readings in Newcastle and the Hunter were among the strongest in the state.
At Stockton, one gust ripped the wall out of a service station, causing considerable damage to the business.
Murrurundi Gap and Nobbys Signal Station both recorded gales of around 90 kilometres an hour, as the cold front moved through the region early this afternoon.
A driver had a lucky escape when a tree came down on Carnley Avenue at Blackbutt…
While crews worked to restore electricity to thousands of customers after power lines were brought down around Maitland, Kurri and New Lambton.
And at Kooragang Island, high voltage lines fell across Herons Road.
PHOTO: Disused Stockton service centre without one of its walls following today’s strong winds. Picture sent by Joel Aston.
