Thunderstorm throws life out of gear in Sydney - at least one death reported

A man has died and a woman is in a critical condition after a tree fell on their car as wild weather and thunderstorm swept across Sydney throwing totally out of gear. Most of Australia was basking in a summer heatwave with people braving the sweltering temperatures of up to 40 degrees, before the city experienced this freakish weather.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 14 January 2016.

As a result of the thunderstorm and strong winds, trees and powerlines fell across the city's west, destroying cars and ripping roofs off houses. Simultaneously, lightning strikes sparked fires in the Blue Mountains. Emu Plains and Penrith bore the brunt of the wild weather and many homes suffered damages apart from damages to cars and power lines across the region.
Emergency services were trying to rescue people who were trapped in their car when a tree fell on it in a shopping center car park on the Great Western Highway. More than 40,000 homes and businesses have been left without power in parts of Western Sydney, while another 38,000 are affected in the city's north and south.
The Bureau of Meteorology has already issued a thunderstorm warning for much of the state, stretching from Goulburn to Coffs Harbour and across to Bourke. A severe weather warning has also been issued for flash flooding inland from Bega to Goulburn - up to 100mm of rain is expected to fall in the region over a 12-hour period.
The southerly buster saw temperatures plummet ten to 15 degrees in just one hour when it hit.

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Tornado with wind speeds of 213 Kmph struck Sydney

A tornado with wind speeds of 213 Kmph struck and left behind a trail of destruction in southern Sydney - many people suffered minor injuries and many homes and businesses without roofs. It was a freak storm and it hit Kurnell in the city's south just after 12.30pm and moved north, while two other storm cells have battered the Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury/Central Coast regions.
This has been reported in nzherald.co.nz dated 17 December 2015.

Kurnell was the worst hit with winds reaching up to 213km/h and "golf ball-size hail" fell on St Andrew's Anglican Church accompanied by thunder and lightning.
The desalination plant in Kurnell had to be evacuated after it sustained significant damage and workers were also cleared out of the Caltex refinery as a safety precaution. Simultaneously, Sydney Airport closely monitored the storm activity and advised passengers to check out flight details because Qantas delayed several flights and cancelled some.
Moreover, the main road to Kurnell, Captain Cook Drive, was closed and two trucks were blown over by the wind on Chisholm Road - there were no injuries.

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