Tress in the eye of storm - Central Western Daily

ORANGE got off “pretty lightly” according to the State Emergency Service (SES) following the storm that lashed the city yesterday afternoon.

Around 2pm the Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Orange with damaging winds on the way.

The wild weather lashed out at the city with trees brought crashing down and blocking roads.

By 5pm Orange City SES had received eight call-outs.

At the height of the storm wind gusts of 91km/h were recorded at Orange Airport.

Orange City SES deputy controller Rob Hines said considering the wild weather the storm did not cause too much damage.

“We were expecting more calls, we were only remarking on what it could have been, it’s pretty good,” he said.

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