Wild NSW weather expected to ease as WA’s Pilbara region braces for cyclone
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Cleanup continues in parts of NSW as tropical low threatens heavy rain between Port Hedland and Ningaloo. The skies above New South Wales are expected to clear this week, bringing relief to thousands who have been left sitting in the dark as massive storms swept the state and knocked power offline.
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The Bureau of Meteorology forecast for the NSW capital and parts of the state suggests calmer skies in the week ahead, with light winds and a chance of a thunderstorm over Sydney on Tuesday. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email. BoM senior meteorologist Dean Narramore said the storms were caused by a cold front which developed into a low that sat just off the coast through Thursday and Friday, bringing heavy rainfall.
“It’s all weakened now,” Narramore said. “Definitely a wild and woolly few days, but thankfully it’s all over. “It’s pretty dry for everyone across eastern NSW, and not too hot either, but heating up as we get into next week.”. The easing conditions should offer a chance for recovery efforts to get under way in areas severely affected by the storms such as Maitland, Port Stephens and the Snowy Valleys region, where a natural disaster has been declared.
Emergency service workers were on Sunday working to reconnect about 18,500 customers after felled trees cut power lines across much of NSW. Some communities across the New South Wales mid north coast and Central Coast, as well as Cowra and Wagga Wagga, have yet to receive a disaster declaration, which would entitle residents quick access to financial support.
