Sydney, Australia, Tornado Hits Wind Meter
By
Jesse Ferrell, AccuWeather meteorologist and senior weather editor
Published Dec 16, 2015 11:55 AM EDT
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Updated Dec 16, 2015 12:54 PM EDT
A damaging tornado struck Kurnell, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, earlier today. The parent thunderstorm brought large hail, flooding and wind damage as well. We have a Video Wall full of damage videos from the storm this morning (arguably this one is the best so far).
The tornado reportedly struck a wind station belonging to the Australia Bureau of Meteorology. Two spikes in wind are shown, the first 213 km/h (132 mph) was likely the tornado; the second one may have been a downburst in the thunderstorm or another storm.
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The Daily Mail in the UK says:
"A freak thunderstorm and tornado has smashed Sydney 'like a freight train', ripping roofs off houses, blasting open office windows and flipping trucks on their sides with the strongest winds ever recorded in the state. Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) announced on Twitter that the gusts were the strongest ever recorded by their equipment in NSW."
I could not find that on Twitter, but BOM did upload a radar loop; here's more from Kyle Roberts on Facebook:
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Here are some of the best photos and videos:
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