NSW is being battered by some of the wildest weather in five years. But it's not just humans who are struggling to make it through the storm.
Umbrellas have become the latest victims of the storm that is hitting NSW.
Many have posted on social media tongue-in-cheek photos of broken and abandoned umbrellas with the hashtag #umbrellageddon to highlight the 'plight' of umbrellas.
The strong winds have downed hundreds of electricity lines, leaving about 100,000 homes without power. The torrential rain has also caused flash flooding in Sydney and elsewhere affecting major roads and rail routes. In hard-hit Stroud, dozens of people are stranded in the showground, safe but wet and cold.
The Bureau of Meteorology said the weather was the result of an intense, slow-moving low pressure system near where the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions meet. The system is expected to move gradually south throughout Tuesday.
Destructive winds of 90 to 100 km/h, with gusts to 135 km/h, are forecast for coastal parts of the Hunter district, including the Central Coast. Damaging winds averaging 60 to 70 km/h, with gusts to 100km/h, are expected along the coastal fringe of the Metropolitan, Mid North Coast and Illawarra districts.
Heavy rain is also expected in the Hunter district, and possibly in the Metropolitan, Illawarra, and southern Mid North Coast districts, and there is a warning out for very heavy surf.
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