Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Aussie state ahead of Earth Hour event

SYDNEY, March 25 (Xinhua/APP) –: The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) on Saturday issued a warning of severe thunderstorms possible in multiple parts of New South Wales(NSW), just hours before the Earth Hour events kicks off at 8:30 p.m. local time.

“Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding, large hailstones and damaging winds in the warning area over the next several hours,” the weather bureau said in a statement.

The BOM mentioned several locations that may be affected, including Tenterfield, Glen Innes, Inverell, West Wyalong, Ashford and Cowra.

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