Image Cache It got a little hairy in Sydney last night, what with one of the largest storms the city has seen in recent memory lashing us up and down the coast. Because nothing happens unless social media is involved these days, the internet went nuts. Here are some of the best posts.
Image: Getty/Mark Kolbe
Travelling in the M5 tunnel became scary fast…
Water is rising in the M5 tunnel near Arncliffe pic.twitter.com/e22TDyGcT9
— Daniel Kildea (@Dan_kildea) October 14, 2014
…so did catching a train.
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Sydney flooding!!! #sydney #flood #train #station #thunderstorm #bardwellpark
Man, if you catch the train at lewisham station… pic.twitter.com/hnZ75VnDpY
— demoniel nightmarean (@dannolan) October 14, 2014
A car designed to save the environment was destroyed by one.
Tree uprooted and smashed onto car in Sydney storm @BreakfastNews @ABCNews24 @abcnews pic.twitter.com/nHdmAgfjA6
— Rachel Pupazzoni (@RachelPupazzoni) October 14, 2014
This was in a Bexley front yard last night. Waters swept it away in 10 mins. #tennews #sydney #storm pic.twitter.com/GrSXQL0D7P
— Andrew Denney (@Andrew_Denney) October 14, 2014
@ABCNews24 about to hit Gosford #sydneystorm pic.twitter.com/203uzT6ssF
— Mark Rigney (@summitone77) October 14, 2014
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Sydney flooding!!! #sydney #flood #train #station #thunderstorm #bardwellpark
And the storm marched on…
This is a legit photograph #nofilter #nophotoshop #sydneystorm #SydneyWeather #legit pic.twitter.com/umK4wzD1qo
— Noah Penza (@noahpenza) October 14, 2014
Yep, that’s a Beamer. Allianz? #sydneystorm @newscomauHQ pic.twitter.com/lLs8J3LZjO
— Charlotte Willis (@lottiewillis) October 14, 2014
PIC: Wild weather has caused the roof at a Double Bay auction house to collapse #sydneystorm pic.twitter.com/xEbMjx3GkY (@campricenews)
— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) October 14, 2014
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Surry Hills resident Keith Walsh captured this amazing footage of lightning striking the Sydney Tower. “It was extremely loud and very bright. There was a spark and then the actual light on the tower flickered slightly, it turned off. It was very frightening.” #sydneystorm #sydneyweather