article_snippet.sent: Marble-sized hailstones pummelled multiple suburbs in the inner city's east and west on Saturday evening, coating streets and backyards in sleet despite only lasting from about 4pm until 7pm.
article_snippet.sent: Blackheath residents in the Blue Mountains, about 100km west of Sydney, reported hailstones up to 2cm in size, while social media users shared surreal images of snowmen and even snowboarders on the streets of Sydney.
article_snippet.sent: Sydney's west was hit by snow-like hail after the storm travelled east from the Blue Mountains .
article_snippet.sent: Marble-sized hail stones pummelled various suburbs in Sydney and the Blue Mountains the Blue Mountains .
article_snippet.sent: Hail stones piled up behind a door or a window during the storms, which only lasted until 7pm .
article_snippet.sent: Hail covers a road and vehicle in the suburb of Alexandria just after the storm passed .
article_snippet.sent: Hail is seen on the road in the suburb of AlexandriaAlexandria.
article_snippet.sent: Large areas of Sydney have been hit by a hail storm this afternoon .
highlights_snippet.sent: Hails stones up to 2cm large were reported while social media users shared images of how the storm transformed various areas into snowfields .
  