Thunder bolts and lightning in a frightening afternoon - Mudgee Gurdian

Lightning bolts, thunder and wind gusts signalled the arrival of the storm season in Mudgee on Monday when the area was battered by an afternoon thunderstorm.

Strong north west and westerly wind gusts began to lash Mudgee from around 3pm, which peaked at 69km/h around an hour later with that speed being recorded four times in the eight minutes leading up to 4pm.

The storm was the largest contribution to the 12mm of rain that was recorded in the area in the 24 hours to 9am on Tuesday.

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