Storms

A spectacular snowstorm leaves the last commercial orchard in the NSW Northern Tablelands with "unprecedented" damage.

A cold and wet week across NSW will culminate this weekend in heavy rain, strong winds and powerful surf along the coast.

A Filipino couple was undeterred by the extreme weather from tropical storm Wipha and chose to wade down the aisle in a flooded church.

Residents say a freak tornado that ripped through Perth's coastal suburbs sounded "like a jet engine" as it fell trees and tore up the roofs of homes.

There has been flooding and infrastructure damage in coastal towns in SA again and more bad weather is on the way.

A new weather station at Mansfield in north-east Victoria could close a critical forecasting gap, offering residents more accurate data for the first time.

The vessel was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members when it capsized on Saturday because of sudden heavy rain.

While wild weather has caused damage to coastal areas, the rain has brought some relief to farmers — but they say far more will be needed to break the drought.

Children from a Christian summer camp are among those still missing after flash flooding killed dozens of people in Texas. 

Policyholders have claimed more than $1.8 billion on insurance due to extreme weather in the first half of this year alone, with the rising cost of cover almost certain to be passed on to consumers.

BOM rainfall forecasts ranged widely ahead of a storm that saw parts of New South Wales receive their highest 24-hour totals in 25 years.

Thousands of homes remain without power across coastal areas of New South Wales as powerful winds and heavy rain batter the region.

Parts of the New South Wales Central and South coasts were hit by a coastal low weather system with damaging winds and heavy rainfall. Take a look back to see how the day unfolded. 

A bomb cyclone off the NSW coast is bringing hazardous surf conditions, strong winds and heavy rain that threatens to cause flash flooding. Look back at how the day unfolded.

A "bomb cyclone" has now formed in the western Tasman Sea, and its intensification is showing signs of being even more explosive than initially forecast.

The first east coast low in three years could hit New South Wales this week. They are not ordinary storms.

The SES and the Bureau of Meteorology are warning severe weather set to hit the state this week could see huge rainfall all along the NSW coast.

Leon and Olga Radunz say they were not told prior to purchasing their block that the area was prone to landslides. In Queensland the onus is on the buyer to do such checks despite new disclosure laws.

Electricity companies that breach their licenses should be forced to compensate customers, an inquiry into a prolonged blackout in Far West New South Wales has found.

Darcy Clode was installing fencing on a farm when the tornado struck, forcing him to make a desperate dash for his ute which was then flipped over.