article_snippet.sent: ’ Fire rescue in Narrabeen, in Sydney's northern suburbs, were called to a number of properties where storms had brought down trees .
article_snippet.sent: An estimated 100,000 homes are without power on Tuesday morning across Sydney, the NSW coast and Hunter region.
article_snippet.sent: And a floodwater rescue operation is underway in Hunter area where there have been wind gusts of up to 125km/h - levels recorded in category two cyclones.
article_snippet.sent: State Emergency Services Deputy Commissioner Steve Pearce told the ABC on Tuesday the police and NSW Fire and Rescue had been called in to help The SES on the 2400 call-outs the police and NSW Fire and Rescue've received so far, with many more expected in daylight when people can see the damage around people homes. '
article_snippet.sent: Winds as powerful as a category two cyclones have lashed the Hunter region of New South Wales, with The Bureau of Meteorology is receiving 200 calls an hour as wild weather continues to hit large parts of the state .