Overview
- The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed a tornado moved through residential Ulladulla on Saturday and described the event as "very unusual."
- The NSW State Emergency Service set up an incident management team in Ulladulla and has dispatched crews from Nowra and surrounding areas to respond to damage.
- SES has recorded more than 80 calls for help across the state with roughly 29 calls from the Ulladulla area and crews attending reports of roofs ripped from homes, dislodged tiles and skylights, fallen trees and downed powerlines.
- Dozens of properties lost power and local eyewitness footage showed a rotating column of air and people sheltering as heavy rain and strong winds struck the town.
- The Bureau of Meteorology has active severe thunderstorm and damaging wind warnings for central and south‑eastern New South Wales with forecasts of large hail, heavy rain and possible flash flooding that could produce more calls for assistance.