Sydney has been lashed by storms every day for nearly a week. Pictured, a photo taken by Ian H Gilchrist from the Manly ferry earlier in the week. Source: Supplied
AFTER almost a week of thunderstorms across Australia's east coast, the wild weather shows no signs of slowing down.
Tonight severe thunderstorms, large hail stones and damaging winds are forecast to hit Sydney with weather warnings out for the Wollondilly/Wingecarribee, Greater Wollongong, Metropolitan and Central Tablelands areas.
Even the sporting arena has been affected with the final race of the V8 season, the 250 kilometre race at the Sydney NRMA 500, declared based on time due to the wild weather.
Meanwhile Brisbane residents have been warned not to pack away the brolly just yet, with remnants of the storms that battered the city yesterday expected to strike again.
The storms were generating a lot of attention on social media, with many shocked yet unsurprised by yet more storms.
In New South Wales, the Bureau of Meteorology has issued a warning saying damaging winds, flash flooding and large hailstones are likely.
There were reports of power shortages in Hornsby as well as flooding the beachside suburb of Manly.
The SES has warned people to stay inside, move their car away from under trees and secure loose items and furniture around their homes. It has also advised people to unplug computers and appliances and avoid using phones during the storm.
The warning follows days of unpredictable weather across the state, with lightning strikes, high winds and thunderclaps setting in around 6pm each evening.
The SES says it has received more than 400 calls for help in Sydney since the onset of Saturday's stormy weather, mostly related to leaking roofs and localised flash flooding.
"We've had almost a week of unsettled conditions almost right across NSW," BOM forecaster Rebecca Kamitakahara said.
"The cause of it broadly has been quite a slow-moving low pressure trough over inland NSW." She added that this has increased the humidity, leading to the tropical storms.
Photographer Roland Taylor captured Sydney's lightning strikes on Thursday last week in a montage. Picture: Roland Taylor. Source: Supplied
MORE: See more storm pictures on Roland Taylor's Facebook page
The sunshine state is also bracing for another drenching a week after a 'supercell' caused an estimated $1 billion worth of damage according to Brisbane's Lord Mayor.
Bureau of Meteorology spokesman David Bernard said there was a "reasonable" possibility more thunderstorms would form today.
"We will likely see them gradually build over parts of Brisbane this afternoon," he said. "They are expected in a fairly wide area up to places as far as Charleville and Roma.
"In Brisbane, if they form, it will most likely be on the ranges northwest of city."
Earlier, waterspouts were spotted in Hervey Bay, while Higgins Storm Chasing posted this video of a funnel cloud to Facebook.
Pictures of a storm on Friday taken from Forte Denison. Picture: Jessica Lingotti Source: Supplied
Rain rolls in over an industrial area in Rosehill. Source: News Corp Australia
Rebecca Kamitakahara said more unsettled weather is forecast for next week, but won't be as "intense" as in recent days.
The seven day forecast for Brisbane and Sydney shows possible thunderstorms through to Thursday next week.
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