Update Wednesday 10.15am
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SES crews continue to repair damage caused by Tuesday night's sudden storm across Crookwell and Goulburn and district.
Residences across the Crookwell and Marulan district areas also remain without power.
Acting SES Argyle cluster commander Daryl Skinner said five crews were called to 38 jobs in Crookwell and 17 in Goulburn, following Tuesday afternoon's wild weather.
"There are trees down all over Crookwell but it's lucky there's only a small impact on the community," he said.
Crookwell Early Learning Centre in King Street reported that trees had fallen over the building and outdoor area, causing damage.
The centre is not operating on Wednesday while repairs are carried out.
The SES is attending to six outstanding jobs in and around Crookwell, assisted by two Collector crews and one from Goulburn.
On Brayton Road near Marulan, a tree fell, blocking driveway access to a property.
At nearby Tallong, trees fell across roadways and residents reported trampolines flung into people's backyards.
Power still out
Meantime, the Essential Energy website details 472 power outages across the Marulan, Goulburn and Crookwell districts.
A total 472 of these are around Marulan and Tallong and 75 around Crookwell.
A spokeswoman said the severe storms worked their way across central NSW on Tuesday afternoon causing significant damage to the electricity network and power outages for 31,000 customers in the Riverina, South West Slopes, Orana and Central Tablelands regions.
"With many power poles destroyed and trees falling on powerlines, Essential Energy crews from across the state were dispatched immediately to repair the electricity network," she said.
"Crews worked throughout the night in challenging conditions to restore power to approximately 26,000 customers.
Over 5,000 customers across the regions remain without power due to the extreme weather.
On Wednesday, Essential Energy deployed additional crew members and resources from across the state to assist with restoration efforts.
"Essential Energy crews will continue to work as quickly as safety allows to make repairs to the damaged electricity network," the spokeswoman said.
"As there is significant widespread damage to the electricity network, Essential Energy is asking affected customers to be assured that power restoration is our primary priority.
"As supply will be progressively restored, updates will be available and updated on Essential Energy's website essentialenergy.com.au/outages.
"(We) thank the community for their ongoing patience, as this work continues to restore power for all customers after the extreme weather."
Tuesday 9.30pm
A super storm cell has cut a swathe of destruction through Goulburn and district and sparked multiple SES call-outs.
The storm, which started at about 4.40pm, also cut power to parts of Tallong, Marulan, Taralga, Crookwell and to the west, affecting up to 5000 residences.
Acting SES Argyle cluster commander Daryl Skinner said the Crookwell area was the worst hit, with 34 call-outs following just 15 minutes of heavy rain and strong wind.
A crew on Tuesday night attended a job at Forest Siding Road, Middle Arm where a tree fell on a house roof.
At Crookwell, a resident said a tree fell across the preschool while children were in a classroom. No one was injured.
On nearby Kialla Road, a large tree fell across the thoroughfare, blocking traffic.
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Goulburn and Collector SES personnel assisted at Crookwell and surrounds. Mr Skinner said many of these involved fallen trees, including on the Goulburn to Crookwell Road, where one lane was closed to allow clearing.
The Service also reported that a house at Binda lost most of its roof.
The storm brought down powerlines, including at Crookwell, Laggan and Highland Way at Tallong.
Highland Way and Tallong have been particularly hard hit by storms this year, with the council undertaking thousands of dollars worth of repair work.
In Goulburn itself, two crews attended 16 call-outs, mainly for fallen trees.
"That was for just four minutes of weather. The crews were flat out," Mr Skinner said.
"Our early warning system notified us of the potential for thunderstorm and damaging winds but we had no idea how drastic it would be."
The storm affected a vast region, including the Central West, Southern Tablelands and Southern Highlands. It followed a severe thunderstorm warning issued by the Bureau of Meteorology earlier on Tuesday.
Despite the havoc, Goulburn Airport registered just 0.4mm of rain until 9pm Tuesday, according to the Bureau.
It has forecast 25 degrees and a mostly sunny day for Goulburn on Wednesday.
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