The Southern Highlands and Southern Tablelands have endured a second day of gusty winds, while Wednesday morning they have brought with them a cold antarctic air mass.
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A warning for damaging winds, with peak gusts of up to 100km/h, was issued for parts of the Illawarra, Southern HIghlands, Southern Tablelands and more.
Winds are expected to ease below severe thresholds by late morning.
However, NSW Incident Alerts reported the cold air mass was dropping temperatures by as much as 10 to 15 degrees celsius on Wednesday.
At 9am, Goulburn had already hit its forecast maximum of just 10 degrees.
Bowral was sitting at just 6.3 degrees at 9am with an expected top of 12.
Gusts have consistently hovered between 50km/h and 60km/h through the early hours of Wednesday, while Bowral saw a peak gust of 76km/h overnight.
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
- Move vehicles under cover or away from trees
- Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony
- Keep at least eight metres away from fallen powerlines or objects that may be energised, such as fences
- Trees that have been damaged by fire are likely to be more unstable and more likely to fal
- Report fallen power lines to either Ausgrid (131 388), Endeavour Energy (131 003), Essential Energy (132 080) or Evoenergy (131 093) as shown on your power bill
- Stay vigilant and monitor conditions. Note that the landscape may have changed following bushfires
- For emergency help in floods and storms, ring your local SES Unit on 132 500
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Natalie Croxon
Reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, mostly covering social affairs. Previously of the Bendigo Advertiser, Northern Daily Leader and Quirindi Advocate. Our Watch award winner.
Reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, mostly covering social affairs. Previously of the Bendigo Advertiser, Northern Daily Leader and Quirindi Advocate. Our Watch award winner.
