Severe thunderstorms to hit NSW

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of the Hunter and Central Tablelands but could also move south to Sydney with large hail predicted.

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Published 21 December 2015 4:01pm

Updated 21 December 2015 4:08pm

Source: AAP

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Severe thunderstorms bringing large hail and heavy rainfall are set to hit parts of the Hunter and Central Tablelands.

The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning on Monday afternoon predicting the weather to hit in the next few hours. Unconfirmed reports had hail in Colo Heights near Wiseman's Ferry at around 3.45pm, a BoM spokeswoman told AAP.

Areas that could be affected were Gosford, Cessnock, Maitland, Glen Davis, Carpertee and Bilpin.

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