What the records say
- When
- 1 Jan 1947
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 33.86° S, 151.21° E
- Description
- A massive hailstorm strikes Sydney, causing hundreds of injuries and an estimated £1 million damage.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1947 Sydney hailstorm.
1947 Sydney hailstorm
Natural disaster in Sydney, Australia
The 1947 Sydney hailstorm was a natural disaster which struck Sydney, Australia, on 1 January 1947. The storm cell developed on the morning of New Year's Day, a public holiday in Australia, over the Blue Mountains, hitting the city and dissipating east of Bondi in the mid-afternoon. At the time, it was the most severe storm to strike the city since recorded observations began in 1792.
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