Kiama was hit with one of the wildest wind storms over the past 24 hours, with wind gusts reaching peak speeds of 89km/h.

The NSW SES Kiama unit worked tirelessly to attend to calls for help including fallen trees, damaged cars, broken roofs and blocked roads. The volunteers were called out to 54 incidents across the region as a result of the damaging winds. 

Source: Jamberoo Rural Fire Service

Jamberoo Rural Fire Service (RFS) were out on the ground from 6am yesterday morning, assisting with fallen or arcing power lines that sparked grass fires across Jamberoo. 

“We are working our way through the jobs, but please help by not driving unless you have to, not trying to drive over or around downed power lines and following the instructions of emergency service personnel,” a spokesperson for the Jamberoo RFS said.

The weather has since eased with a calm day expected today. The Bureau of Meteorology has warned of the potential for damaging winds tomorrow, Friday 30 August.  

Fallen power lines have caused outages across the region. Over 140 properties across the Kiama area remain without power. 

Source: Jamberoo Rural Fire Service

“Work will continue throughout today to safely restore power as quickly as possible to the remaining 3,000 homes and businesses currently without supply. These customers are mostly in the Macarthur, Illawarra & Shoalhaven regions,” a spokesperson for Endeavour Energy said. 

For emergency help in floods and storms, call the NSW SES on 132 500 or if life-threatening call 000.