Sydney weather: Hail storms batter Sydney

By Georgina Mitchell, Peter Hannam and Pallavi Singhal
Updated May 18 2015 - 11:09am, first published April 26 2015 - 1:07am
Sydney's brief run of fine weather is about to come to an end. Photo: Brendon Thorne
Sydney's brief run of fine weather is about to come to an end. Photo: Brendon Thorne
Sydney's brief run of fine weather is about to come to an end. Photo: Brendon Thorne
Sydney's brief run of fine weather is about to come to an end. Photo: Brendon Thorne
Sydney's brief run of fine weather is about to come to an end. Photo: Brendon Thorne
Sydney's brief run of fine weather is about to come to an end. Photo: Brendon Thorne
Sydney's brief run of fine weather is about to come to an end. Photo: Brendon Thorne
Sydney's brief run of fine weather is about to come to an end. Photo: Brendon Thorne
Parramatta Stadium is blanketed in hailstones.
Parramatta Stadium is blanketed in hailstones.
Snowboarding in Newtown.
Snowboarding in Newtown.
Snowboarding in Newtown
Snowboarding in Newtown
Traffic is backed up in Newtown as the streets become paved with ice. Photo: Tim Biggs
Traffic is backed up in Newtown as the streets become paved with ice. Photo: Tim Biggs
Hail gathers across Newtown. Photo: Amy McNeilage
Hail gathers across Newtown. Photo: Amy McNeilage
Cars are pelted with hail in Kingsford. Photo: Ying Xiang Tan
Cars are pelted with hail in Kingsford. Photo: Ying Xiang Tan
Hail in the mid-mountains to Sydney's west. Photo: Saffron Howden
Hail in the mid-mountains to Sydney's west. Photo: Saffron Howden
Hail blankets Rooty Hill. Photo: Jayandree Mudaly
Hail blankets Rooty Hill. Photo: Jayandree Mudaly
Ice floats across the Parramatta River on Saturday evening. Photo: Daniel Palmer
Ice floats across the Parramatta River on Saturday evening. Photo: Daniel Palmer
A pool in Alexandria looking more like it belongs at a ski resort. Photo: Megan Levy
A pool in Alexandria looking more like it belongs at a ski resort. Photo: Megan Levy

Five adjoining buildings on an industrial estate have collapsed after large areas of Sydney were hit by a hail storm this afternoon.

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