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Tornado ravages Kurnell in Sydney Australia with winds up to 213 kph!
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 6:56
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Kurnell is declared a ‘natural disaster zone’ after TORNADO smashes into Sydney suburb ‘like a freight train’ with 213km/h winds tearing roofs off homes in a matter of minutes:
- A ‘natural disaster zone’ has been declared in Kurnell in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire after wild weather
- A tornado with 213km/h winds ripped through homes and buildings and huge hailstones fell
- Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said it was the strongest ever recorded in NSW with their equipment
- In Sydney’s east a tree was set on fire when it was struck by lightning during the storm Bondi Junction shopping centre has been evacuated after the roof reportedly collapsed.
- Some flights out of Sydney Airport have been grounded during the wild weather BOM said the immediate threat of the tornado and thunderstorm has subsided for all areas for the time being
The Bureau of Meteorology said it was the strongest ever recorded in NSW with their equipment, the destructive winds hit at about 10:30am (AEDT) on Wednesday, measuring up to 213 kilometres per hour, while some areas were pelted with golf ball-sized hail stones.
New South Wales Fire and Rescue Superintendent Ian Krimmer said the weather event had been “unprecedented”.
Forecaster Michael Logan said the wind speeds recorded were “up there” with the fastest ever registered in the Sydney area.
“We don’t get situations like that without it being a tornado,” he said.
“It is what’s called a super cell thunderstorm and they’re one of the most dangerous thunderstorms we get.”
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