Sydney was among the affected locales, with 4500 people statewide without power as of this morning.

However, about 4000 of those homes now have their power returned, with Ausgrid crews working to restore the other 500, the energy provider said in a statement.

“The outages have been caused by a combination of yesterday’s hot conditions, followed by the southerly change overnight bringing storms,” a spokesperson said earlier.

Temperatures topped 40 degrees in parts of NSW including western Sydney yesterday.

But a cool change in the evening brought rapidly falling temperatures, rain, and strong winds.

Ausgrid also warned people to stay at least eight metres – about two car lengths – away from downed powerlines.

You May Also Like

Tucker Carlson reveals the one thing that shocked him most about his time spent in Australia: ‘The most grotesque things I’ve ever seen’

Controversial US political commentator Tucker Carlson has described Welcome to Country ceremonies as…

Election Paloozers Edition: Austrians in Vienna Yesterday and Canadians Today

This is going to be a quick little sprint through exercises…

Hochul, NY lawmakers reach agreement on mask-wearing criminals

The New York state budget deal includes a new law that would…

Gene Hackman's Final Autopsy Reveals A Truly Horrific Detail

Ron Davis/Getty Images Gene…