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The storm rolls over Sydney Harbour on Thursday evening.

Wild storm whips Sydney, more damaging weather looms

The tempest that downed trees, knocked out power and halted trains is expected to be followed by “possible blizzard” conditions and damaging surf.

  • Jack Gramenz

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Trains on the T1 Line running through North Sydney station were shut down due to the storm.

No metro, no train, no shoes. A colleague’s electric car got me home in the end

My easy 30-minute trip home to Paddington suddenly became a first-world commuting mess.

  • Jason Avedissian
Commuters waiting at Chatswood station during the storm.

Storm sweeps across Sydney, affecting metro and train services

A power supply issue shut sections of the metro and caused train disruptions.

  • Cindy Yin
Sydney could receive between 70 and 100 millimetres of rain on Saturday evening, Tristan Sumarna from the weather bureau says.

Sydney’s sticky weather to turn into severe storms

A man has been struck by lightning near Wollongong as Sydney expects between 70 and 100 millimetres of rain this evening and into tomorrow morning.

  • Kayla Olaya
A Coles truck is stuck in a sink hole that has formed outside St Mary’s Cathedral in the Sydney CBD.

Sinkhole in Sydney CBD forces school to close

At least two trucks came to the rescue of a Coles delivery vehicle which crashed into the hole.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Flash flooding swept through Fairfield in Sydney’s western suburbs.

Flash flooding hits Sydney as heavy rain lashes the city

A slow-moving thunderstorm triggered almost 500 calls for assistance across the metropolitan region.

  • Angus Dalton and Daniel Lo Surdo
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Early morning bathers pick their way around piles of seaweed at Coogee Beach on Sunday.

Bull shark tagging program launched as Sydney braces for scorcher

Sydney beaches have re-opened as temperatures soar after many were closed following a spate of shark attacks.

  • Chris Barrett
Renewable energy reached a record high share of the electricity grid in the December quarter.

For the first time, renewable energy is supplying most of our power

Renewables became the dominant energy supply for an entire quarter in the final three months of last year, helping the grid skate through the early days of a scorching summer.

  • Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Weather. Mikey and Patch May check out the wild surf conditions from the Cronulla rock pool.

Sydney’s beaches closed, hundreds call for assistance as storm lashes coast

Slow-moving, dangerous thunderstorms are causing flash flooding in Sydney and the Central Coast.

  • Julie Power and Nigel Gladstone
Heavy rain is threatening southern parts of NSW.

Sydney to cop drenching after South Coast lashed by low

A hazardous low-pressure system will sweep into the city on Friday night, bringing heavy rains, wild thunderstorms and monster waves.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo and Jack Gramenz