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\u201cIt was the worst I\u2019ve ever seen here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the strong winds, no major damage to properties was reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough there were some amazing videos posted on Facebook about the hail and wind, we didn\u2019t receive any calls from residents requiring assistance,\u201d said Sally Duncan from SES Heathcote Unit.<\/p>\n
Resident Mary Rovers said the sudden storm came as quite a shock.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur backyard was flooded,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe drains on the street overflowed with so much water in a short time that it couldn\u2019t get away.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy daughter was visiting and she was worried the hail would damage her car parked out in the open but there was nothing we could do.<\/p>\n
\u201cFortunately, there was no damage.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
HEATHCOTE residents experience a late white Christmas last Saturday with a massive hailstorm stretching across the area. Up to 27 milimetres of welcome rain followed in some parts of the town. Rumblings of thunder were heard in the early evening and soon followed by extensive strong wind, then rain and hail. Many residents watched as […]<\/p>\n