Ms Bradbury warned residents of “giant-sized hail” in excess of 5cm in diameter and locally ... in our ...

The extent of damage to a number of vineyards is being assessed after a freak storm drenched the Orange wine region with 70 millimetres of rain in just 15 minutes.

with the worst of it coming between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. While he doesn't expect the storms to be especially intense, he has not ruled out hail, strong wind gusts or some type of frozen precipitation.

Footage showed the hail coming down ... The severe thunderstorm warning has now been cacelled, with the worst of the storm having passed overnight. It’s also predicting a washout weekend ...