Sydney Morning Herald | Storm lashes Sydney in peak hour Sydney Morning Herald Sydney storm: how it happened. Hail, wind, lightning and thunderstorms thrashed Sydney's suburbs as commuters made their way home during peak hour on Wednesday evening. In western Sydney, a woman was struck by lightning outside a school in Oran ... Hail, wind and rain hit New South Wales Hail, wind and rain hitting NSW Hail, wind, rain hit NSW during wild thunderstorms |