Weather keeps SES busy in the Hunter - The maitland Mercury

The SES responded to 50 calls for help as storms rolled down the Hunter Valley on Friday and stayed around for most of the weekend.

The trough dissipated slower than the typical summer storm, however, with dark clouds hanging around until Sunday evening.

Wine country bore the brunt of the storms with 30km wind gusts and 45.8mm of rain falling on Saturday alone – more than the total for October.

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