Urgent storm warning for central and south NSW including Orange, Bathurst, ... trends now
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The Bureau of Meteorology has issued an emergency severe thunderstorm warning for a significant chunk of NSW - warning residents to unplug their electronic devices and move their cars away from trees and power lines as soon as possible.
In a statement the BOM warned a vast expanse of the state - spanning from just south of Newcastle and the Central Coast to areas north-west of Parkes in the central west - is expected to see heavy rainfall, damaging winds and large hailstones on Thursday evening.
Regions to be affected include the Central Tablelands and parts of Hunter, Illawarra, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina and Lower Western districts.
It follows intense storms in Canberra and Melbourne at about 9am.
Regions in the Central Tablelands and parts of Hunter, Illawarra, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina and Lower Western districts are expected to be hit by severe storms (pictured, a map showing the warning areas in yellow)
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm alert for parts of central and south NSW (pictured, Thursday afternoon's rain radar)
'A surface trough lying through central and eastern parts of the state is generating thunderstorms this afternoon, with the chance of severe storms into this evening due to an approaching upper level
