Footage shows a dramatic lightning storm seen above Sydney in New South Wales, Australia, as at least one person was killed in the storm. Officials said that an unstable airmass combined with an upper trough produced wild weather across large swathes of the state late Wednesday.

New South Wales, Australia - January 16, 2025 Severe thunderstorms have caused chaos across the state, with NSW recording more than 321,000 lightning strikes in the past eight hours. The storms have led to widespread damage,

A man has died and 150,000 customers are without power after a long line of storms smashed NSW's east coast late on Wednesday.

Sydney was in the evening hit by fast moving storm, with thunder, lightning, heavy rains and winds that left some suburbs blacked out.