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A tornado struck Ulladulla on the NSW South Coast during severe thunderstorms on Saturday afternoon. Witness Wishaya La Spina described seeing the tornado while driving with her baby and feeling scared as she filmed it from her car. The Bureau of Meteorology issued warnings for damaging winds, hailstones, and heavy rainfall affecting areas including Sydney, Wollongong, and Katoomba. The NSW SES reported over 80 incidents statewide, mostly in Ulladulla, involving roof damage and fallen trees blocking roads.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-03,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On October 3, a rare tornado swept through Ulladulla, a town on the NSW South Coast in Australia, causing significant damage. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed the event and warned of severe thunderstorms with damaging winds, large hailstones, and heavy rainfall affecting areas including Sydney, Wollongong, Penrith, and Katoomba. Witnesses like Ulladulla mother Wishaya La Spina filmed the tornado while in her car with her baby, describing it as "pretty scary." The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) received over 90 calls for assistance across the state, including 29 around Ulladulla, where 15 properties were impacted; more than half a dozen homes sustained severe damage and two became uninhabitable. Fallen trees and powerlines, as well as road blockages due to debris, further complicated recovery efforts. Despite the extensive damage, no injuries were reported, highlighting the swift response of local emergency services and volunteers.
Written for “Tornado Hits Ulladulla” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
A small tornado swept through Ulladulla on the NSW South Coast on Saturday, shocking residents, knocking down trees and damaging buildings, as severe thunderstorms descend on the state.
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Ulladulla mother Wishaya La Spina was in her car with her baby when she saw the tornado blast past about 1pm.
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“It was already storming, but nothing too severe.
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Then the wind just started to pick up and the next minute we spotted that little tornado,” she said.
She whipped her phone out to film, feeling helpless and unsure if she should stay in the car or flee.
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“It was pretty scary,” said La Spina, whose baby was crying.
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“I was trying to protect him because you never know when a tree could come falling,” she said.
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The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm and damaging wind gusts warning for central and south-eastern parts of the state, including Sydney, Wollongong, Katoomba, Penrith, Parramatta and Bowral.
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Thunderstorms likely to produce damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding were forecast to affect Wollongong, Campbelltown and Liverpool by 4.10pm and Sutherland, Sydney Airport, Richmond, Penrith and Sydney Olympic Park by 4.40pm.
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Across the state, the SES has recorded more than 80 incidents, most of which occurred in Ulladulla.
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A NSW SES spokesperson said it has had multiple reports of roofs blown from homes, significant damage to properties, and trees down across roads.
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The SES said it was on standby and ready for the approaching storms.
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