Australia, lightning and storms

Children scream as severe lightning storm hits Sydney, Australia
Footage shows a dramatic lightning storm seen above Sydney in New South Wales, Australia, as at least one person was killed in the storm. Officials said that an unstable airmass combined with an upper trough produced wild weather across large swathes of the state late Wednesday.
73,700 lightning strikes: How the storm that stunned Sydney exploded
Wednesday’s destructive storm was lit up by flashes of lightning, with more than 70,000 strikes recorded within 100 kilometres of the CBD.
Almost 2 million lightning strikes in wild eastern Australian storms
A huge line of storms crossed New South Wales overnight, causing power outages, flash flooding and almost 2 million lightning strikes.
Sydney hit by double whammy, as NSW storms turn deadly
A man has died and 150,000 customers are without power after a long line of storms smashed NSW's east coast late on Wednesday.
Australia: NSW Hit by Over 320,000 Lightning Strikes as Severe Storms Sweep the State
New South Wales, Australia - January 16, 2025 Severe thunderstorms have caused chaos across the state, with NSW recording more than 321,000 lightning strikes in the past eight hours. The storms have led to widespread damage,
Australia: Hundreds Of Thousands Lose Power After Severe Thunderstorms Hit NSW
Wind gusts of more than 100 km/h hit New South Wales, and hundreds of thousands lost power across the state and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) on Wednesday, January 15. This prompted a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for widespread areas,
Northern New South Wales braces for more storms as thousands go without power
Residents in regional NSW have been warned to brace for more wild weather as an intense storm cell sweeps across the state, ...
Wild storms bring down trees in NSW as tens of thousands still without power
Wild storms and destructive winds have brought down trees in Sydney, while residents across NSW, Queensland, Victoria and the ...
Monster hail hits Aussies in storm chaos
Monster hail is falling on parts of New South Wales, in an ominous sign after a massive storm hit the state. A man is dead, ...
Sydney storm ‘apocalypse’ produces unlikely electrical marvel as Engie Stadium lights up
Sydney was engulfed in an apocalyptic storm on Wednesday night which took no prisoners and even saw an A-League Women’s game ...
Tim and his family were watching TV. Then the deadly storm ripped off their roof
A man has been killed, and thousands of properties are without power after severe storms hit Sydney and NSW on Thursday. A ...
Texas home to lightning capital of US in 2024
Teague, Texas, was named the lightning capital of the U.S. with over 1,900 occurrences of lightning per square mile in 2024, ...
What is thundersnow? Rare weather phenomena brings lightning during winter storm
The weather event is so rare that meteorologist Jim Cantore can barely contain his excitement when he's recorded in viral videos witnessing it.
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Viva Energy Refinery Hit by Power Outage After Lightning Strike
So far, no impact has been seen on bunker supply in Australian ports because of this incident, a source tells Ship & Bunker.