Heavy rain hits New South Wales. Picture: file Source: HWT Image Library
CHRISTMAS Eve has brought wild weather to much of NSW, with residents from Wollongong to Wilcannia warned to expect heavy rain and gusty winds overnight.
The Bureau of Meteorology said heavy rainfall, flash flooding and damaging winds could be in store for several towns over the next several hours.
A severe thunderstorm warning is in place for the Illawarra, south coast, central tablelands, southern tablelands, Snowy Mountains, ACT and parts of the Hunter, metropolitan, central west slopes and plains, south west slopes, lower western and upper western forecast districts.
Meanwhile, after a balmy Monday, Sydneysiders can expect to wake up to cooler weather on Christmas Day as a southerly change moves in.
The Bureau predicts a maximum temperature of 23 for the city and 24 in the west.
Sydney's western suburbs were pushing 40 on Christmas Eve, with Campbelltown and Horsley Park recording top temperatures of more than 38.
Forecaster Chris Webb said it would be rather windy along the coastal fringe on Tuesday, easing during the day with a shower of two expected here or there and the possibility of an early morning thunderstorm.
Canberra homes damaged by storm
The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) received 30 calls for help on Christmas Eve.
In Oxley, families were forced from their homes because of leaking gas.
Four houses had to be evacuated after two gas leaks were discovered on Newman Morris Circuit.
Firefighters put a 50 to 100-metre exclusion zone in place as they waited for repairmen to arrive.
In Florey, a fallen tree caused damage to several houses in Summerville Crescent.
Part of the tree crashed through the roof of one home and into the lounge room.
ACT Rural Fire Service crews, the ACTSES and ACT Fire & Rescue will help families clean up through the night.
Just before 7pm (AEDT) on Monday, the Bureau of Meteorology cancelled a severe thunderstorm warning for Canberra and Queanbeyan.
The immediate threat of severe thunderstorms had passed, the Bureau said, but a more general thunderstorm warning remained in place for parts of NSW and the ACT.
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