Confusion over the new Bureau of Meteorology website came to the fore on Monday night, as Sydneysiders searched for information on the storm that ripped through the city as commuters made their way home and families sat down to dinner.

A short but intense storm brought rain, flash flooding and hail, while winds reached 105km/h at Western Sydney Airport and 95km/h at Wattamolla. Planes were circling in a holding pattern around Sydney Airport and out to sea waiting for a safe time to land, as seen on FlightRadar24.com.

Looking east from Kirribilli as the storm goes out to sea.Credit: Louie Douvis

In Croydon Park, emergency services workers rescued people from a car that was trapped under a fallen tree and fallen powerlines.

The State Emergency Service fielded 400 calls for help statewide overnight, mostly following fallen trees. Of more than 250 jobs logged statewide, more than 220 were from Greater Sydney. Sutherland Shire was the busiest area with 130 jobs, an SES spokesperson said, followed by Liverpool, Fairfield and the inner west.

Yet many Sydneysiders reported that they did not get an indication of........

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