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Storms bring drenching rain, blackouts and minor flooding as inland weather moves to the coast

Simon McCarthy
Updated January 16 2020 - 9:21pm, first published 6:57pm
GREY SKIES: The Bracken-Hayes family of Manilla fishing a Belmont an inland storm cell rolls overhead bringing rainfall to Lake Macquarie and much of the Hunter on Thursday. Photo: Max Mason-Hubers
GREY SKIES: The Bracken-Hayes family of Manilla fishing a Belmont an inland storm cell rolls overhead bringing rainfall to Lake Macquarie and much of the Hunter on Thursday. Photo: Max Mason-Hubers

Drenching rain fell across parts of the Hunter Thursday afternoon as an inland storm cell moved across much of the state toward the coast, but as Hunter Water storage levels continue to decline it is unlikely the rain will delay tightening water restrictions on Monday.

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Simon McCarthy

Simon McCarthy

Journalist, Newcastle Herald

Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.

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