No-one was injured after a tree fell onto a car at Glenloch Interchange during a rainy commute on Monday morning.
The tree blocked traffic about 100 metres from the off ramp from Caswell Drive onto Parkes Way, but it had been cleared by 11am.
The car was removed from the scene, and paramedics were not called, an ACT Emergency Services Agency spokesperson said.
Firefighters attended, but had left by 10.40am, handing it over to the ACT government's Transport and City Services department.
The incident occurred after the Bureau of Meterology warned of severe thunderstorms over parts of NSW and the ACT, with a trough generating gusty, fast-moving storms.
That alert had been cancelled for Canberra by late morning.
It came after a wild and windy night in the capital region.
By 11.30am, more than 23 millimetres of rainfall had been recorded at Canberra Airport since about 2am this morning.
Last night, the ACT Emergency Services Agency issued a warning for strong winds.
The ESA urged people to be cautious around trees, secure loose items and have emergency kits ready.
During storms, the State Emergency Service advises that people should:
- Move your car under cover or away from trees.
- Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.
- Keep at least eight metres away from fallen power lines or objects that may be energised, such as fences.
- Trees that have been damaged by fire are likely to be more unstable and more likely to fall.
- Unplug computers and appliances.
- Avoid using the phone during the storm.
- Stay indoors away from windows, and keep children and pets indoors as well.
- Stay vigilant and monitor conditions. Note that the landscape may have changed following bushfires.
- For emergency help in floods and storms, ring the SES (NSW and ACT) on 132 500.
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