A wild storm late Wednesday afternoon in Wellington caused widespread damage bringing down power lines, trees crashed into homes and hail battered some of the region.
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But fortunately there were no reported injuries.
At Glasson st a tree hit by lightning severed in two and fell on two homes.
A resident calmly called the state emergency service whose members worked into the night to remove debris and cut down the tree from rooftops.
The neighbours had a cup of tea while SES workers ensured the aftermath of the storm which only lasted a few minutes was fixed.
Another tree fell dangerously in a backyard at Thornton street but was cleaned up the SES in a hectic day for the service.
Powerlines crashed down near the railway line NSW Fire and Rescue and Esssential Energy worked to restore the line.
More to come.
