Web Report. The boy was treated for burns to his torso and lightning strike entry and exit wounds to his arms and feet. Hail larger than 5 inches in diameter fell in far North Texas Friday night. https://t.co/yYaQMrmw1i pic.twitter.com/8PcwyIZX51. The wet conditions were expected to lead to flash flooding in some areas but the weather bureau said rainfall was unlikely to put out remaining bushfires. Earlier, the duty forecaster at the bureau, Abrar Shabren, said major storm cells such as the ones predicted were highly volatile. 7,055 Followers, 87 Following, 316 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Sydney Hail (@thesydneyhail) Filed on September 30, 2020 The rain in some of the areas was also accompanied by hailstorm. We ship out licensed video to our clients on Mini-DV tapes or via FTP uploads for rush orders and breaking news events. pic.twitter.com/zTvk7gAg8D, Just glimpsed the CSIRO glasshouses: none left standing. Full warning here: https://t.co/pbL4lpDIBJ For information on being prepared for severe storms, refer to NSW SES: https://t.co/VGyb8RWOZt pic.twitter.com/xvf2x8MXb4. Widespread falls of between 10mm and 30mm were expected but some areas were warned to expected isolated totals of up to 80mm or 100mm. Video: Heavy rain, hail lash parts of UAE. Authorities in the ACT received more than 1,200 calls for help following the short deluge, while two people were treated for minor injuries. ... Large hailstones batter parts of Canberra — video Across south-east Queensland 20,000 homes and businesses were without power and two train lines were forced out of action during the peak-hour rush as a storm front battered the state. “This kind of storm is quite erratic and quite unpredictable,” he said. There was direct rainfall into the town’s main water supply, Storm King dam, but a lack of runoff from catchments had kept the dam at near-empty. The Bureau of Meteorology had warned on Monday afternoon that damaging winds, large to “giant” hailstones and heavy rainfall may lead to flash flooding across greater Sydney, as well as parts of Melbourne and south-east Queensland. #BREAKING: A number of people are trapped in their cars at Miranda, after large trees came down on President Avenue. Actual video in stock is television broadcast quality and available for immediate licensing. Cars have been written off, windows smashed out of the house with lots of other damage! Video Credit: Alannah Pratt sent to Higgins Storm Chasing. But Dobie said any further rainfall would have to be significant to break the drought. VIDEO: BRUTAL giant hail attack at Yeppoon QLD this afternoon. Both were taken to hospital in a stable condition. As the storms hit, there were multiple reports on social media of birds being injured or killed by the hail. As the effort to put out the remaining fires in Victoria continued, a severe weather warning was in place for central and eastern parts of the state, including fire-ravaged East Gippsland. Stanthorpe recorded more than 75mm from Friday, just days after the region officially ran out of water. All rights reserved. “The dam received one week’s worth of water, but any more rain could see runoff into the dam.”, Available for everyone, funded by readers. At 7pm, the bureau said the threat had passed for the greater Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne areas. “We have a very active thunderstorm day forecast, particularly across south-eastern and central-eastern parts of the state, as well as parts of the south-west slopes,” said a bureau meteorologist, Rose Barr. These occur as storms move while the hail is falling out They can range in size from a few acres to an area 10 miles wide and 100 miles long. Downpours have provided relief for parts of drought-stricken NSW, and helped firefighters slow the spread of bushfires and build containment lines ahead of increased fire danger mid-week. *Not for media use without permission* A large line of storms can be seen over northern #Victoria and extending into #NSW. Thunderstorms will be fast moving and have the potential may bring damaging winds, large hail and burst of heavy rainfall as they quickly move across the landscape. The @BOM_NSW are tracking a number of large and dangerous storm cells across NSW. The bureau warned people in the storm’s path to take cover indoors, away from windows, keep children and pets indoors, and unplug electrical equipment. IT IS WILD pic.twitter.com/oXv7KAJ5yQ, Wild wet weather in Canberra’s north just now. Melbourne, which endured its own destructive hailstorm on Sunday evening, was spared more damage, although the outer suburbs received heavy rainfall. When viewed from the air, it is evident that hail falls in paths known as hail swaths. Two supercell thunderstorms brought hail and heavy rain to cities and towns across the east coast on Monday, battering the outer suburbs of Sydney about 3pm, with 4.5cm hailstones recorded and strong winds bringing trees down over cars in the Sutherland area. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. ⚡⚡ Severe Detailed #Thunderstorm Warning for DAMAGING WINDS (possibly DESTRUCTIVE), LARGE HAILSTONES (possibly GIANT) and HEAVY RAINFALL for #Sydney, #Wollongong, #Newcastle. #9News pic.twitter.com/AYbrRds8tM, Anyone missing a chair, rain swept from a local apartment balcony at south village Kirrawee #sydneyweather @newscomauHQ @7NewsSydney #7NEWS #rain #hail pic.twitter.com/Qvank6Eu8S. For latest warnings visit: https://t.co/bKgH3U9x5k #NSWSES \ pic.twitter.com/nBAwkxzM6w, Chaos outside offices in the Parli triangle. https://t.co/YgveoHUBiz pic.twitter.com/m9izop4cpu, Holy calamity. These storms are likely to produce damaging, locally destructive winds, large and possibly giant hailstones and heavy rainfall.For assistance in storms, contact the @NSWSES on 132 500. In Canberra, where two people were also treated for minor injuries, a 15-minute blast of wild weather just before 1pm resulted in wind gusts up to 117km/h, while golf-ball-sized hailstones smashed through car windows and ripped branches from trees. Think of all the experiments destroyed. More rain was also forecast for south-east Queensland after massive downpours caused flash flooding in parts of the state at the weekend. “We need six months’ worth of water to cease water trucking,” Dobie said on Monday. The warnings came as damaging winds from thunderstorms across central NSW on Sunday whipped up dust storms that turned daytime into night. Storms are forecast to affect #Melbourne in the afternoon. A Detailed Severe Thunderstorm warning has been issued for the Sydney metro. In the Blue Mountains, a 16-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man were injured by lightning at the Giant Stairway Walking Track in Katoomba, the New South Wales ambulance service said. Some storms, instead of producing large hail, instead produce copious amounts of small hail. Off to the vet pic.twitter.com/P009QuhEZi. The Southern Downs mayor, Tracy Dobie, said many rural residents in the area had their domestic water tanks filled from the downpour. Hail smashes into Parliament House and brings down trees in the ACT, with heavy rainfall hitting NSW, Queensland and Victoria. Australia’s south-east has been lashed by severe thunderstorms and large hailstones that destroyed buildings and cars in Canberra and left two tourists in hospital after they were injured by lightning. I am finally witnessing the mythical golf ball sized hail pounding down on Parliament House. There’s a tree down on Northbourne Avenue slowing northbound traffic #9News @9NewsCanberra pic.twitter.com/q4YlXMu4mY, Hail destroying the trees at Parliament House.. poor gardeners pic.twitter.com/bHEES1yhHy. The samples below represent some of the more dramatic hail scenes in … The bureau said the low-pressure system prompting the thunderstorm warning would move east to the Tasman Sea on Monday night. #nswrfs pic.twitter.com/pGpTqaT02C. dust storms that turned daytime into night. Insurance company hotlines will be buzzing. Heat and humidity were able to break through a lid in the atmosphere. @abccanberra pic.twitter.com/fqoEYKj8dA, Favourable conditions today across the state for more severe #thunderstorms , most likely from the afternoon. Tom Swann, a researcher with the Australia Institute, rescued an injured galah and said on Twitter a “steady stream of injured birds” was brought to a vet in Manuka. Hail smashes into Parliament House and brings down trees in the ACT, with heavy rainfall hitting NSW, Queensland and Victoria, Guardian staff and Australian Associated Press, Mon 20 Jan 2020 08.24 GMT Huge hailstones hit Canberra, including Parliament House, just before 1pm, with car windscreens smashed at Old Parliament House, the Australian National University and other parts of the city. Storms are producing heavy falls with Bloomfield Park (Everton) recording 27mm in the hour between 8am and 9am. First published on Mon 20 Jan 2020 01.00 GMT.