It's summer in Australia but parts of the east coast were left covered in white after a bizarre hailstorm.
It seems the suburbs of Sydney bore the brunt of the storm on Thursday, with residents reporting hailstones the size of tennis balls.
Videos of the massive chunks of ice pelting down have been circulating online, along with the damage they've caused.
These hailstones at #Wamberal near #Gosford are bigger than golf balls #SydneyStorm. @2GB873 pic.twitter.com/M8FLJs1xtp
— Emily O'Brien (@EmilyC_OBrien) December 20, 2018
People have posted photos of their cars with smashed sunroofs and windscreens and damage to their homes.
According to ABC News, the Insurance Council of Australia has declared the storm an "insurance catastrophe" with damages estimated to be worth millions of dollars.
How’s this whopper from Camden, wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of that! #sydneystorm pic.twitter.com/75LsdlgRNW
— Murray Conallin (@MConallin) December 20, 2018
Image Source: Maherdabba8h/TwitterThe size of the hail that just fell in the #SydneyStorm is huge pic.twitter.com/Uac6V5l03s
— Igor J (@igzzz84) December 20, 2018
After all that, I couldn’t run outside to move my car...#SydneyStorm @2GB873 pic.twitter.com/LCVK5nCqq2
— Emily O'Brien (@EmilyC_OBrien) December 20, 2018
