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Sydney got up to take a shower this morning, a respite from yesterday's chaos.
However, the anger of the deadly storm is not over yet, with gale warnings for the coastal areas of Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra.
A severe weather warning for most of NSW Coast was canceled at 4:40 am today.
Sydney residents will now enjoy a break from the weather, which should bring about 4 mm of rain, while emergency crews continue their extensive clean-up operation throughout the city.
The low pressure system that has upset commuters and emergency services is expected to have moved off the coast of New South Wales this morning, which would have somewhat eased the conditions.
Three people were killed and property destroyed during Sydney's wettest November day for more than three decades, while a violent storm swept the city and surrounding areas on Wednesday.
The coastal NSW was hit by the storm "once a century", while it rained more than a month of rain in less than two hours.
We still feel the effects, as we expect today to vast and powerful surf conditions, which makes coastal activities such as rock fishing, swimming and surfing extremely perilous.
A building in North Sydney was destroyed by high winds, termed "mini-cyclones", while elsewhere, residents were cleaning up after the flood of roads and commuters had been projected into the city. chaos.
Parts of the city were flooded by more than 100 millimeters of rain, which caused sudden floods in several places. Relief rescued more than a dozen rescues, mostly from cars submerged by floodwaters.
The windows of a Chatswood office building were blown up, graphically illustrating the power of the historic storm.
"It was amazing actually because you can see … how we try to suck, he sucked some of the doors through the frames and dislodged the frames and the whole rubber lining that holds the windows," head of the building, Greg Transell told ABC.
"It was really scary actually because you feel like you're sucking."
One witness said that it looked like damage caused by a "mini cyclone".
There were big totals badociated with this #rain the event, the largest in Sydney northeast of Canberra. This map gives an idea of how much has fallen into #NSW And #ACT since early this morning. You can see what you got here: https://t.co/C9utHDndwO pic.twitter.com/tR3i3QsHZZ
– Bureau of Meteorology Australian Capital Territory (@BOM_ACT) November 28, 2018
TIME OF HORROR CLAIMS THREE LIVES
Tragically, a 40-year-old NSW SES volunteer "died after he collapsed" while he was on duty at Flinders, south of Wollongong.
"This is a tragic event and my deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of this man," said Minister of Emergency Services Troy Grant in a statement.
"My thoughts and prayers also go to the broader community of emergency services," he added.
Earlier, a 14-year-old boy was killed in an accident involving two vehicles in Thornleigh, in the northern part of Sydney's north coast, and a driver died when a vehicle collided with a Post on Old Prospect Road in South Wentworthville at around 7 pm
Two police officers were also seriously injured when a tree fell on their car in North Ryde. A policeman was injured in the leg and a policeman was the victim of a concussion. The officers were helping Zac Morris when the tree crashed. He managed to get out of his window.
"I've literally heard the noise and the roof fears," he said. The daily telegraph.
Nearly 100 mm was recorded at Observatory Hill station in less than two hours earlier Wednesday.
Some of the largest falls have been recorded around the Sydney Basin and north and northwest of the city. Mosman (140 mm), Sydney CBD (123 mm) and Chatswood (124 mm) all exceeded 100 millimeters.
Ann Farrell, head of the Bureau of Meteorology, said: "For this intensity and duration, this is the kind of rainfall you expect about once every hundred years for this site."
CALLS FOR HELP
The SES received more than 1,600 calls for help all day and at 6:00 pm there were 83 accidents, 10 hours per hour, with 20 people hospitalized.
The calls were in the order of four times the daily average and sometimes the rain was so intense that the rescue helicopters were grounded.
On Wednesday night, at around 10 pm, Ausgrid was still busy restoring the diet of more than 3,000 customers in Sydney and the central US coast. About 8,000 people remained in the dark after the worst storm.
Pbadengers in the country were faced with flight delays and cancellations, with major disruptions at the Sydney airport causing a drag on the network.
With only one runway in service and about 150 mostly domestic, delayed or canceled flights, travelers were stranded at Sydney and Melbourne airports.
STORM UPDATE: Emergency crews are still working to safely restore power for approximately 3,250 customers in Sydney and the Central Coast tonight. Thank you for your patience. This photo of Mosman shows the type of damage suffered by the crews. For updates, go to https://t.co/MxbaFPxBlK pic.twitter.com/LI90t6zY6q
– Ausgrid (@Ausgrid) November 28, 2018
A "second phase"
The rain that has gripped large parts of the state may have slightly decreased, but forecasters warned the Sydneysiders not to be self-satisfied overnight.
The system of intense low pressure that caused the wildest storm in Sydney in November was marked by a "second phase": fierce winds of 90 km / h combined with driving rain to make the return journey from last night difficult.
"The band has drifted south, but then it will return north and, as the depression intensifies, strong winds and additional precipitation will occur. Many trees will fall at the end of the day, "Sky News Weather meteorologist Rob Sharpe told news.com.au.
The Bureau of Meteorology warned shortly before 5 pm that a "second phase is starting now", resulting in "intense storms and rains".
It took a very long way back for tens of thousands of workers in the city: 30 minutes late on the buses, cancellation of the tram and delay on the other lines of the city.
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