Around 51mm fell in the Tamworth district on Thursday with the area recording one of the highest rainfall amounts in NSW and our local record for the month.

As a series of thunderstorms swept through the city on Thursday night, State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers received nearly 30 call outs to remove fallen trees and emergency repairs to damaged homes.

Trees had fallen on cars, roofing had blown off homes and heavy rainfall meant localised flooding on roads.

Namoi SES Controller Andrew Galvin said severe wind gusts appeared to create the most damage and crews had received some additional call outs on Friday morning when locals woke to the damage.

“There was some roofing blown onto cars, trees down, trees fallen on cars as well,” Mr Galvin said.

“Throughout the North West we had nine other jobs and most of them were at Inverell.

“Inverell had a bit of wind and as it was in Tamworth too there was very heavy, localised rain out of it.

“There was 50mm in Tamworth and the same in Inverell in a short space of time, some parts had 70mm.”

Mr Galvin said the region was now in the thick of the summer storm season; more storms were likely and he urged residents to be “storm safe” and prepare their homes.

While there is no rain in sight for the weekend, the chance of rain has increased to as much as 80 per cent from Wednesday.