Some areas in the Hunter received a drenching during Thursday's spectacular electrical storms while other areas only saw light falls.
Bulladelah topped the list in the Hunter with 78 millimetres while 71 millimetres fell in the space of half an hour at Tomago and Waratah recorded 14 millimetres.
However, areas around Cessnock and Lake Macquarie had very little if any rainfall.
Up the Valley, the Barringtons Bonnie Doon weather station recorded 62 millimetres while Parkville and Cressfield.had 35, Denman had 27 and Scone 19.
The SES received 20 calls for assistance, with lightening and strong winds bringing down trees and power lines.
More than 10,000 lightning strikes were recorded in the Hunter during the storms.
Fire crews were called to a home in Anna Place at Wallsend after it was struck by lightening just before 5.30pm.
Firefighters took about an hour to extinguish smouldering insulation batts in the roof - the rest of the house was undamaged.
Ausgrid says power has been restored to more than 10,000 homes and businesses blacked out during the storms.
More showers and storms are forecast for Friday and the weekend.
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| Ausgrid says more than 10,000 customers lost power in the Hunter during Thursday's storms Picture: abc.net.au |
