article_snippet.sent: The stormy weather system,  formed in the Tasman Sea, hasn't hit NSW this strong since 2007 and is expected to be one of the longest lasting ever.
article_snippet.sent: Climate specialist Don White from WeatherWatch told Daily Mail Australia: 'It forms occasionally, usually once a year.
article_snippet.sent: this particular one is probably the strongest since 2007 and this particular one is also going to be the longest lasting one,Climate specialist Don White from WeatherWatch said.
article_snippet.sent: We've had 24 hours of relentless gale-force winds.
article_snippet.sent: I haven't seen this wind damage for years,' State Emergency Services Deputy Commissioner Steve Pearce said.
article_snippet.sent: Some have speculated this week’s East Coast Low will be the worst in five years, while meteorologist with Weatherzone Rob Sharpe told the Sydney Morning Herald:
article_snippet.sent: Newcastle is going to be our most significant east coast low since spring.
article_snippet.sent: The last major one that has affected Newcastle was in 2007.
article_snippet.sent: ‘If it is to the north of Newcastle the max effect occurs all the way down to Wollongong, which is in the vicinity of the nation where most people live so it is to the north of Newcastle causes the most damage.
article_snippet.sent: Other notable east coast lows occurred in October 2004, when there were mean wave heights off Sydney of 5m with a maximum height of about 10m.
highlights_snippet.sent: The weather system is formed from low-pressure over the Tasman Sea .
  