THUNDER and lightning all around, grass fires, a tornado in Sydney and now Canberra has its very own severe storm warning:

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
for DESTRUCTIVE WIND, LARGE HAILSTONES and HEAVY RAINFALL
For people in the Mid North Coast, Hunter, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, Australian Capital Territory and parts of the Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Upper Western, Snowy Mountains and Northern Tablelands Forecast Districts.
Issued at 2:51 pm Wednesday, 16 December 2015.
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce destructive winds, large hailstones and very heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding over the next several hours in the Mid North Coast, Hunter, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains and parts of the North West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Upper Western and Northern Tablelands districts. Locations which may be affected include Port Macquarie, Taree, Newcastle, Gosford, Sydney, Armidale, Orange, Tamworth and Dubbo.
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce large hailstones and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding over the next several hours in the Australian Capital Territory and parts of the Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes and Snowy Mountains districts. Locations which may be affected include Canberra, Cooma, Yass, Bredbo, Adaminaby and Tumut.

Storm pictures will be gratefully received for publication to john@citynews.com.au .