Heres some from Rhodes shopping center carpark roof as the storm approached, 1cm hail and some rotation as a clear slot developed and started spinning the base, right near the olympic stadium.

More in the photo gallery, enjoy!

Storms struck Sydney this afternoon and with some very heavy rain fall and some areas getting 2-3cm hail.  James was out chasing this arvo and should have somethings to report soon, stay tuned!!!

A great looking left moving storm moving north ripped though the western suburbs of sydney today, not much damage was reported but it was fantastic structurally with powerful updraughts. The atmosphere was primed and all it needed was a trigger (southerly change coming in earlier than expected!) and plenty of moisture. James and Dann also chase today and should have some more info about this storm from the NW suburbs. It was great fun! plenty of development, some very heavy rain and strong winds as well as 1cm hail. There are more photos in the gallery under 2007 for now.

Storms hit Penrith today producing winds gusting up to 102km/h, which not unusual of course in a storm, but a storm that strong hasn't hit this area with that wind strength for some time. There were many tree branches down, as well as powerlines due to branches falling on them. Also there were pockets of flash flooding around and some property damage. 

Thanks to Jimmy D of australiansevereweather.com who took a couple of images of the storm (click on link image above).  We will get some more pictures up shortly.