Trail of Desruction as record winds and wild weather rattles Sydney - 7 News

A tornado has left a trail of destruction in southern Sydney with record wind speeds up to 213km/h, leaving several people with minor injuries and many homes and businesses without roofs.

The freak storm hit Kurnell in city's south just after 10.30am on Wednesday and moved north, while two other storm cells have battered the Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury/Central Coast regions.

NSW SES deputy commissioner Greg Newton told 7 News the SES had received around 500 calls for assistance, mainly from the areas of Kurnell, Maroubra, Botany and Bondi Junction.

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