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25.01.2022 Issued at 11:59 am Friday, 13 November 2020. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for DAMAGING WINDS and LARGE HAILSTONES For people in Central Tablelands and parts of Hunter, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains and South West Slopes Forecast Districts. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING WITH POSSIBLE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS... Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds and large hailstones in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Orange, Mudgee, Bathurst, Katoomba, Dubbo and Parkes.

23.01.2022 Almost 600 calls have been received by #Hunter #NSWSES Volunteers following Monday's Severe Thunderstorms. NSW SES - City of Newcastle Unit has over 400 calls for assistance with 70% of tasks already completed with help from NSW SES Maitland Unit, NSW SES Lake Macquarie Unit, Forster Pacific Palms SES Unit, NSW SES - Gosford Unit as well as NSWRFS and Fire and Rescue NSW crews.

23.01.2022 Issued at 1:47 pm Friday, 13 November 2020. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for DAMAGING WINDS and LARGE HAILSTONES For people in Hunter, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands and parts of Mid North Coast, Illawarra, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains and South West Slopes Forecast Districts.... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING WITH POSSIBLE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds and large hailstones in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Newcastle, Gosford, Sydney, Wollongong, Orange, Bathurst, Katoomba, Dubbo and Parkes.

20.01.2022 NSW SES volunteers Alex and Caleb are at the information stall at Tocal Field Days today, till 4pm. Visit them at the Land, Plants & Environment marquee & find out more about the Hunter Capability Unit team, now recruiting! More information about volunteer roles here - https://www.ses.nsw.gov.au/get-involved/volunteer/

17.01.2022 | Issued at 6:32 pm Tuesday, 1 December 2020 | Severe Thunderstorm Warning for DAMAGING WINDS and LARGE HAILSTONES For people in Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Tablelands and parts of Hunter, Southern Tablelands and Central West Slopes and Plains Forecast Districts. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SOUTHERN INLAND... Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds and large hailstones in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Gosford, Sydney, Wollongong, Nowra, Bowral, Mudgee, Bathurst, Katoomba and Dubbo.

15.01.2022 Crews are hitting the ground again this morning cleaning up after Mondays Severe Thunderstorm. A total of 560 requests for assistance have been received by NSWSES #Volunteers in the #Hunter. City of Newcastle Unit received 381 of these calls, Lake Macquarie received 57, Maitland City received 34. ... Over 100 Jobs are still outstanding in the Newcastle area. Crews from NSWSES, Fire + Rescue and NSWRFS will be out in force today finalising these requests. If you logged a job on Monday evening and no longer require assistance, please call 132500 and cancel your request. Thank you for your patience as we work through these requests.

14.01.2022 NSW SES members who have been deployed to Queensland to assist QLD SES following their hailstorm are busy repairing roofs and tarping homes that were severely d...amaged by hailstones up to 8cm in size until residents can undertake more permanent repairs. #NSWSES #stormseason #QFES #volunteer #nswsesvolunteers

12.01.2022 Visit the NSW SES stall at Tocal Field Days this weekend for information about volunteering with the Hunter Capability Unit. Join our team and learn the skills required to work in the emergency operations centre in times of flood & storms. Find us in the Land, Plants & Environment marquee or send message for details of volunteering roles. https://www.facebook.com/TocalFieldDays/

11.01.2022 Issued at 9:09 pm Saturday, 28 November 2020. Severe Weather Warning for DAMAGING WINDS For people in Illawarra, Snowy Mountains and parts of Hunter, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands and Australian Capital Territory Forecast Districts. A low pressure trough is entering southwestern New South Wales and will track east during Sunday. Vigorous northwesterly winds are expected to develop ahead of this system.... For Alpine areas above 1900 metres: DAMAGING WINDS averaging 70 to 90 km/h, with gusts in excess of 120 km/h, are expected to develop late this evening, continuing through Sunday morning. For areas below 1900 metres: DAMAGING WINDS averaging 60 to 70 km/h, with gusts in excess of 90 km/h, are expected to develop about the ranges during Sunday morning, likely extending to the coastal parts of the Illawarra, South Coast and the Lower Hunter during the late morning or early afternoon. Winds are expected to ease in Alpine areas during Sunday afternoon, and in remaining parts by Sunday evening. Locations which may be affected include Katoomba, Lithgow, Bowral, Nowra, Ulladulla, Goulburn, Perisher Valley, Charlotte Pass, Thredbo, Cabramurra, Cooma, Bombala, Newcastle and Maitland.

10.01.2022 Detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning for DAMAGING, LOCALLY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS and LARGE, POSSIBLY GIANT HAILSTONES For people in parts of Blue Mountains/Hawkesbury, Gosford/Wyong and Sydney areas.... Issued at 6:54 pm Tuesday, 1 December 2020. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FORECAST, DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAILSTONES LIKELY The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 6:50 pm, very dangerous thunderstorms were detected on the weather radar near Richmond and Penrith. These thunderstorms are moving towards the east. Very dangerous thunderstorms are forecast to affect Hornsby, Parramatta and Terrey Hills by 7:20 pm and Gosford, Mona Vale and Wyong by 7:50 pm. Damaging, locally destructive winds and large, possibly giant hailstones are likely.

09.01.2022 OPERATIONAL UPDATE 11:33PM | NOVEMBER 16th 2020. More than 220 calls for assistance have been received by NSWSES Volunteers across the Hunter. Crews are working through these calls and will continue this work tomorrow. ... Thank you for your patience as we work through these requests. Call 132500 for SES assistance, in a life threatening emergency call 000.

09.01.2022 Severe Thunderstorm Warning for DAMAGING WINDS and LARGE HAILSTONES For people in parts of Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra and Central Tablelands Forecast Districts. Issued at 2:19 pm Friday, 20 November 2020.... Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds and large hailstones in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Penrith, Wollombi, Kulnura, Springwood and Bilpin.

08.01.2022 Severe Thunderstorm Warning for HEAVY RAINFALL For people in parts of Hunter and Central Tablelands Forecast Districts. Issued at 8:46 pm Saturday, 21 November 2020.... Weather Situation: Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Muswellbrook, Putty and Merriwa.

08.01.2022 With the heat and forecast wind conditions today (Sunday 29 November) a Total Fire Ban is in place for many areas including the Greater Hunter. Please be aware of your fire danger, discuss your fire plan and report any unattended fires to Triple Zero (000) immediately. #summersafe

07.01.2022 Detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning for LARGE HAILSTONES, DAMAGING WINDS and HEAVY RAINFALL For people in parts of Gosford/Wyong and Sydney areas. Issued at 4:29 pm Friday, 20 November 2020.... Plan Image The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 4:25 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on the weather radar near Hornsby and Terrey Hills. These thunderstorms are moving towards the northeast. They are forecast to affect Berowra, Glenorie and Mona Vale by 4:55 pm and Windsor, Brooklyn and Umina by 5:25 pm. Large hailstones, damaging winds and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding are likely.

07.01.2022 SES VOLUNTEERS HONOUR BOURKE LEGEND In 1962, Gundabooka man Percy Hobson was the first Indigenous athlete to win a medal at the Commonwealth games. At on...ly 20 years old, and against all odds, this local high jumper broke the record when he leapt over a 6’11 high bar, in Perth’s Perry Lakes stadium. A feat which forever establishing Percy as one of Australia’s most iconic sportsmen. To pay tribute, his hometown of Bourke, NSW has celebrated Percy’s achievement by dedicating the Bourke Water Tower as a canvas for a large mural of Percy; a recreation of the iconic photo of Hobson bounding into the air; the moment he earned his first gold medal. Last week, NSW SES volunteers in Bourke joined community members to finish the mural with hand-prints at the base of the mural. Our volunteers came from NSW SES Bungendore, NSW SES - Cessnock City Unit, NSW SES Dungog Unit, NSW SES - Gosford Unit, NSW SES - Hunters Hill Unit, NSW SES Maitland Unit, NSW SES - Port Stephens Unit and NSW SES Sutherland Shire to assist the local community and the local unit during the current flooding event. Kati Mann Source: https://www.paintplace.com.au/po/bourke-water-tower-project

05.01.2022 Issued at 11:29 pm Thursday, 12 November 2020. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for DAMAGING WINDS For people in parts of Hunter, Central Tablelands and North West Slopes and Plains Forecast Districts.... Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Scone, Gunnedah, Coonabarabran, Quirindi, Mullaley and Tambar Springs.

05.01.2022 Residents in the greater Newcastle area were in the path of a major storm front yesterday evening with the cleanup continuing today. The New South Wales State Emergency Service (NSW SES) responded to 507 calls for help since last night with 343 in Newcastle, other call came from 29 Cessnock, 64 Lake Macquarie area, 31 Maitland, and 26 Port Stephens area. We have only been able to complete about 200 of these so far The storm made its impact known cutting through Sandgate, Shor...tland, Maryland and Fletcher blowing down trees, power lines and damaging rooves as it passed over Newcastle. Northern Zone Commander Chief Superintendent Stephen Patterson said that the storm had hit hard but the volunteers rallied. We have 200 SES, RFS and NSWFB out on the community helping since this morning. We have reports of streets of trees down with damage to houses, rooves missing tiles and major damage. Access to some streets has been difficult with trees across roads and power lines down slowing our progress. The State Emergency Service thanks those employers who have allowed their staff to assist the community today rather than attend their workplace. Without those employers it would be very difficult for the NSW SES to support all the people who call for help. Residents should monitor the SES website, your local ABC radio station at 1233 AM or 94.5FM and the BOM website for updates on weather that might affect your area. Residents should also prepare their homes by trimming overhanging branches, cleaning gutters and storing away anything that is likely to blow away, such as furniture and trampolines. If you require the assistance of the SES call 132 500, but if the situation is life threatening call 000, he concluded. Issued by Northern Zone Commander Chief Superintendent Stephen Patterson

05.01.2022 Find us at Tocal Field Days! Hunter Capability Unit is looking for new members to join our team. The role involves volunteering in the Emergency Operations Centre in times of floods and storms. Computer skills and a desire to help your community in times of need are the only requirements. Training is provided to ensure you have the skills for the role. NSW SES has an information stall at Tocal Field Days this weekend, come find us in the Land Management Pavilion to find out more. Or you can apply online here - https://www.ses.nsw.gov.au/get-involved/volunteer/

04.01.2022 Our Volunteers are continuing to work through 479 Jobs currently waiting for our help But you should also take the time to check you home for loose Tiles that ...you had not noticed before. Pushing them back into place now will save more damage in the next storm. Also take the time to start cleaning up your yard and making it safe again We still have a lot of work to complete but if you have not lodged your job please contact 132500

02.01.2022 Detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning for DAMAGING WINDS and LARGE HAILSTONES For people in Maitland/Cessnock, Gosford/Wyong and parts of Blue Mountains/Hawkesbury and Greater Newcastle areas. Issued at 7:50 pm Tuesday, 1 December 2020.... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FORECAST, DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAILSTONES LIKELY The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 7:50 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on the weather radar near Gosford, Woy Woy and Calga. These thunderstorms are moving towards the east to northeast. They are forecast to affect Wyong, Wollombi and Tuggerah by 8:20 pm and Maitland, Belmont and Cessnock by 8:50 pm. Damaging winds and large hailstones are likely.

01.01.2022 Remembrance Day Each year on this day we observe one minute’s silence at 11am, in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts. 1 minute... 11 am 11 November #WeRememberThem