Thunder and heavy rain lashed Canberra in the early evening on Tuesday, with the storm sweeping in from the west. Earlier in the day, hail bombarded parts of Gunghalin.
But the worst of the weather eased after 8pm. The Bureau of Meteorology's "severe weather warning" was cancelled though steady rain continued.
Thick hail hit Gunghalin earlier in the evening. It consisted, though, of smaller pellets, nowhere near the cricket-ball size which wreaked widespread damage to cars in 2020.
The Emergency Services Agency was reporting storm damage at Lipscomb Place in Macgregor but this was an isolated incident.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued the warning just after 7pm, with a forecast of damaging winds and large hailstones for the south of the territory.
Locations forecast to be hardest hit were Mount Ginini, Tidbinbilla, Cabramurra, Selwyn and Adaminaby, large parts of the ACT, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes and Snowy Mountains
When it came, the thunderstorms produced damaging winds, large hailstones, and large accumulations of small hail in the area over the several hours.
Sheet lightning in Queanbeyan was spectacular.
The ACT State Emergency Service advised people to:
- Move your car under cover or away from trees
- Take extra precaution when walking outside or driving
- Secure or put away loose items that are outside
- Monitor the conditions, stay up to date with weather warnings through www.bom.gov.au.
Forecasts for August 23 show partly cloudy day, with a top of 16 degrees in Canberra.
The Canberra airport gauge recorded four millimetres of rain between 7pm and 8pm on Wednesday.
Cabramurra in the Snowy Mountains recorded more than 10mm in the same time.
Earlier on Tuesday, temperatures peaked 18 degrees after an overnight low of 1.
