A woman has been taken to Wollongong Hospital after a tree fell on the back of an Austinmer house on Saturday morning.
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Emergency services on the scene said a 42-year-old woman suffered head injuries as well a suspected broken arm and leg injuries when a tree fell at her Asquith Street home around midday.
It is believed she was inside the home at the time when wild weather caused the tree to crash down on the house.
NSW Ambulance treated her at the scene before she was taken to Wollongong Hospital for further treatment.
The emergency services remained at the address to inspect a suspected landslip at the back of the property.
NSW Police, NSW Rural Fire Service as well as Fire and Rescue NSW attended the scene as the high-impact storm caused chaos in Wollongong's northern suburbs.
Wollongong SES Deputy Unit Commander Menno Schaaf said there had been a few landslips reported in the northern suburbs, mainly on roads, and warned that the region was a risk of landslips given the ongoing rain.
"Everything is saturated, everything is wet," he said.
He said the SES had received about 50 requests for assistance on Saturday morning, mostly in the northern suburbs of Thirroul, Austinmer and up to Helensburgh and Stanwell Park.
"It's been primarily for sandbags and flooding, as well as leaky roofs and that kind of thing," he said.
He said about 50 per cent of those jobs had been completed by 1.30pm, with major impact appearing to be over for the northern suburbs.
"But there is a possibility of renewed falls causing further flooding, and we'd ask that people stay safe, be prepared and if they still need sandbags or assistance then call 132 500," he said.
On Lawrence Hargrave Drive, a tree blocked the north bound lane around 11.30am near Scarborough Public School. Fire crews were needed to help remove it.
Thirroul's Philip Street turned into a waterfall, with one resident saying it was "worse than I've ever seen it", as gutters overflowed in the heavy rainstorm that hit the area.
The severe thunderstorm warning issued by the Bureau of Meteorology at 10.50am was cancelled about 1pm.
"The immediate threat of severe thunderstorms has passed, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings will be issued if necessary," the bureau said.
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