Wild weather has seen power outages due to strong winds.
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Endeavour Energy stated that 16,500 customers are without power across the state due to today's damaging winds.
With the Southern Highlands experiencing mostly sunny weather with winds northwesterly 30 to 45 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly 35 to 50 km/h in the middle of the day then tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening, to is advised to take caution in these conditions.
Mittagong's Bowral Road at Old Bowral Road and Bowral Road at Bessemer Street have seen traffic lights fail and cease working.
Live traffic stated that drivers and pedestrians should exercise caution.
Power outage areas affected include:
- Sanctuary Point
- Bundanoon
- Bawley Point
- Kiola
- Basin View
- Nowra
- Wilton
- Worrigee
- Callala Beach
- Callalla Bay
- Lake Tabourie
- Falls Creek
- Kangaroo Valley
- South Nowra
- St Georges Basin
- Exeter
- Fitzroy falls
- Fishermans Paradise
- Termeil
- Berry
Please stay at least eight metres away from fallen power lines and call Endeavour Energy on 131 003 to report any lines that are down.
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