Damaging winds have kept State Emergency Service (SES) Wingecarribee crews busy over the past few days.
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The unit had more than 70 weather-related jobs from Thursday until Monday morning, which ranged from fallen trees and fences to roof damage.
This included one job at Penrose on Sunday, which involved a house that had part of its roof ripped off in the wind.
SES volunteers did some internal tarping to keep the house warm and dry, before the family could get a builder out to fix the roof.
Wingecarribee unit commander Heather Rowe praised the hard work of volunteers.
"I'm really proud of all of our volunteers," she said.
The strong winds continued on early Monday morning, with gusts of 91 kilometres per hour recorded at High Range.
This was an improvement compared to the weekend, with winds of 96km/h recorded at High Range on Sunday and 93km/h at Moss Vale on Saturday.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) cancelled its weather warning for the Highlands by mid-morning on Monday.
However strong winds are expected to return to the area on Wednesday.
During a weather event, the SES advises that people should:
- Keep clear of fallen power lines.
- Don't walk, ride or drive through flood water.
- Keep clear of creeks and storm drains.
- Beware of fallen trees or debris on the road.
If you're in need of assistance, call the SES Wingecarribee Unit on 13 25 00.
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