Stormy weather

Slept in this morning, as is so easy to do on a cold rainy morning. Point is I hadn’t seen the papers or the news yet when just now my brother in Tasmania rang to see if I had survived the storm. The what? Well yes it did bucket down at times, but nothing too much out of the ordinary.

Here are some pics from around 4.30 yesterday afternoon when you could see the change coming:

And then an hour or so later:

Now I have checked the news I can see we here in West Wollongong have been lucky: NSW storm and snowfall cuts power to tens of thousands, Sydney wild weather prompts flood rescues. Here is what passed by:

See also Sydney weather: thunderstorm rages through city and Wild weather hits the Illawarra.

Lightning strikes Sydney Tower—SMH linked to original

An epic storm raged across Sydney on Tuesday night, trapping 12 people on a train, closing major roads and bringing snow to the Blue Mountains.

A lightning bolt struck the Sydney Tower about 10pm, creating a shower of sparks and plunging the structure into darkness….