More than 43,000 lightning strikes within 50km of Newcastle overnight on January 14, as hail recorded in Hunter

Sage Swinton
Updated January 15 2021 - 7:18pm, first published 7:37am
Pictures: Max Mason-Hubers

Thursday brought a wild array of weather to the Hunter as high temperatures, excessive lightning and even hail hit the region.

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Sage Swinton

Sage Swinton

Journalist

Sage Swinton is a news reporter who was born and bred in the Hunter. She has been with the Newcastle Herald since June 2020, and covers Newcastle council as well as other general news.

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