The Illawarra had the most call outs in NSW for the State Emergency Service following strong winds on Monday afternoon and overnight.
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The first of two fronts coming through resulted in 40 jobs for the NSW SES in the Illawarra including 13 in Wollongong, four in Shellharbour and three in Kiama.
The majority of jobs were for tree branches down or trees threatening to fall in wind gusts up to 90 km/h.
An SES spokesperson said that was closely followed by roof damage.
"All up since lunch time yesterday there have been 420 jobs across the state and 1000 calls," the spokesperson said.
The SES remains on high alert with more strong winds forecast with a second front coming through by mid afternoon.
They are expected to last well into Tuesday night and Wednesday.
The Bureau of Meteorology forecast is for a sunny Tuesday with a top temperature of 17 and westerly winds of 25 to 40 km/h turning northwesterly 30 to 40 km/h in the evening.
On Wednesday westerly winds could reach 50 km/h in the morning.
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Greg Ellis
Almost four decades in electronic, print and digital media. A writer, presenter, emcee, photographer and videographer with degrees in business management, marketing and human resources and tertiary qualifications in photography.
Almost four decades in electronic, print and digital media. A writer, presenter, emcee, photographer and videographer with degrees in business management, marketing and human resources and tertiary qualifications in photography.
