article_snippet.sent: The remains of a staircase on Newcastle Beach.
article_snippet.sent: The Hunter Region, Central Coast and Sydney were smashed by wild weather on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday .
article_snippet.sent: Damage from the storms that hit Central Coast near Lake Macquarie.
article_snippet.sent: Winds reached  Category 2 Cyclone strength .
article_snippet.sent: A car is seen among the debris of houses destroyed by cyclonic winds are seen on  in Dungog . '
article_snippet.sent: An Avoca Beach resident cleans up An Avoca Beach resident property on Central Coast after flooding on Wednesday .
article_snippet.sent: Damage and destruction caused to the Arkinstall family home by flooding in Stroud in the NSW Hunter region .
article_snippet.sent: Pulver St, in Hamilton South in Newcastle, was one of the hardest hit streets with nearly every second tree lining the street ripped up, falling on homes .