A powerful thunderstorm rolled over Sydney on Tuesday morning, bringing heavy rain, more than 4,600 lighting strikes and strong winds.
The brunt of the storm lashed the western suburbs overnight, bringing up to 16mm of rain, uprooting trees and knocking off roof tiles near Blacktown.
About 6,800 properties in Bankstown lost power at about 4.30am, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.
A powerful thunderstorm rolled over Sydney on Tuesday morning, bringing heavy rain, more than 4,600 lighting strikes and strong winds (pictured)
The brunt of the storm lashed the western suburbs overnight, bringing up to 16mm of rain, uprooting trees and knocking off roof tiles near Blacktown (pictured)
Emergency crews are still working to restore power to 700 customers in Sefton and Chester Hill, 1,300 homes in the Dudley and Whitebridge, 1,400 customers in Narara, Niagara Park and Ourimbah, and 600 customers in Castle Cove and Roseville Chase, according to Ausgrid.
A lightening trike knocked out power to another 1,000 homes in Westleigh, Thornleigh and Hornsby.
By 5am, the thunderstorm made its way to the inner-city, bringing more than 6mm of rainfall in three hours.
From 3am to 6am, 4,649 lightning strikes hit between the NSW Central Coast and Wollongong, Weatherzone meteorologist Jacob Cronje told 9News.
About 6,800 properties in Bankstown lost power at about 4.30am
Despite the heavy rainfall, the temperature is expected to tip 30C in the city and reach the high 30s around 12pm on Tuesday.
‘Today will feel quite humid,’ Mr Cronje told the Sydney Morning Herald.
‘We’re not expecting the sea breeze that helped cool things down a bit yesterday.’
A second round of storms will roll in in the early evening, bringing cool air.
Temperatures will drop between 6C and 8C at night and will remain in the mid-20s on Wednesday.