Sydney battered with severe storm bringing golf ball sized hail and flooding

Sydney residents are set for a major cleanup after a severe storm battered the city bringing golf ball sized hail and flash flooding.

More than 55,000 homes were left in the dark throughout New South Wales’ capital and the central coast as the thunderstorm ravaged the state.

Some parts of Sydney, the Hunter Region and the Blue Mountains experienced damaging winds up to 90 kilometres per hour with trees falling right across the region.

As of Sunday morning network operators Endeavour Energy and Ausgrid still had more than 500 electrical hazards to repair.

Crews from across our network have started work this morning to restore power to 25,000 customers still without power. Over 500 electrical hazards need to be repaired before all supply is restored. Your patience is appreciated #SydneyStorm

— Endeavour Energy (@endeavourenergy) December 15, 2018

“Crews from across our network have started work this morning to restore power to 25,000 customers still without power,” the company wrote on Twitter.

“Over 500 electrical hazards need to be repaired before all supply is restored. Your patience is appreciated.”

Many residents took to social media over the weekend to highlight to severity of the storm with shocking videos of massive hail and fierce winds.

“Awesome weather in Sydney you say?” one person wrote on a video showing masses of hail spread across their backyard.

https://twitter.com/_PerziaN_/status/1073840910608134144

While another showcased the gale force winds blowing rain fiercely around their home.

“OK seriously that rain is going around in circles!” one person commented.

While another joked:  “Don’t you wish you’d taken the washing off the line”.

Impressive #SydneyStorm #Sydneystorms #sydneyweather pic.twitter.com/awWYQcUL7r

— Macka (@mightysharks) December 15, 2018

The storm has wreaked havoc on the state since Friday with the State Emergency Service receiving around 1,700 calls for help across the state on the first day of the terrible weather.

Victoria also felt the effects of the low pressure system on Friday with flash flooding, causing around 100 people to abandon their cars on the Hume Freeway north of Wangaratta, in north-eastern Victoria.

Many took to social media to share their shocking photos of the flooding with water reaching far above the tyres of cars along the road.

Best bet today is some goose trying to drive their car through flood waters in Melbourne and getting stuck pic.twitter.com/X4HD8o8j8A

— James Lamb (@James_M_Lamb) December 12, 2018

Read more: Tropical cyclones and flash floods: Extreme weather conditions across Australia

Further north in Queensland, the towns of Halifax and Ingham received around 650mm of rain since Saturday morning due to cyclone Owen. Whereas Pomona in the Sunshine Coast hinterland recorded 120mm in only a few hours.

While the “zombie” cyclone has been downgraded to a tropical low, the Bureau of Meteorology has warned it could re-form off the Queensland coast.

Potential thunderstorms and heavy rainfall has been predicted for parts of the state including Gympie, Somerset, Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay areas.

Have you felt the effects of the storm or cyclone Owen?