New South Wales Is Pretty Damn Rooted After Last Night’s Mega Storm

The monster storm that hit New South Wales last night looks just about done, but the nightmare ain’t quite over – not only has the storm moved down the coast to Victoria and Tasmania, but NSW roads are still flooded, public transport is stuffed, and emergency services are dealing with the damage.

The SES had 9000 calls for assistance overnight, of which about 3000 haven’t yet been attended.

Meanwhile in Annandale #SydneyStorm pic.twitter.com/K66CRG83S2

— Zoe Norton Lodge (@zoenl) June 5, 2016

It’s reported that high winds knocked trees and powerlines into properties across the state, and many coastal areas have suffered severe damage from waves. On the Northern Beaches, for example, swells of up to eight metres were reported, which is astoundingly large.

Many reports from Coogee Beach are similar – the rock wall took a battering, and concerns were raised about the surf lifesaving club, which was hit with large swells.

Well, Coogee rock wall got destroyed. #SydneyStorm pic.twitter.com/MwCJbmxZy4

— Alex B. (@SIGKILL) June 5, 2016

Club members are worried about the #Coogee SLSC King tide hits #sydneyweather #SydneyStorm #sydney @PeterRaeSMH @smh pic.twitter.com/YuDqJxyaux

— SMH Photography (@photosSMH) June 5, 2016

There’s also obviously the huge damage caused by trees being ripped outta the ground by the powerful winds and deluge of rain:

Severe storms brings down a tree at our @Channel9 studios here in Sydney. #9News pic.twitter.com/WBawyZOm7b

— Nine News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) June 4, 2016

Public transport is not going so well too – flooding and fallen trees has knocked out portions of the Sydney Trains network, which is slowly recovering. Ferries are mostly out too, with buses replacing those services – so the roads are a bit packed at the moment.

No trains out of Bondi Junction this morning (6am) . Expect delays come rush hour #SydneyStorm #sydneytrains

— Isaac Irvin (@findisaac) June 5, 2016

Sydney Trains collapses as rain causes havoc with infrastructure #SydneyStorm pic.twitter.com/mY9AskFRNA

— Writer in Residence (@MikeCullen73) June 5, 2016

As always, if there’s still floodwater, don’t drive into it. Some areas – such as Lismore on the North Coast – are still under evacuation orders. Keep an eye on the BOM website for updates.