All eyes were on the skies over Bayside tonight with residents taking to social media to record the major storm massing above the city.
The Bureau of Meteorolgoy issued a severe storm warning for Sydney with thunderstorms were detected on the weather radar near Bankstown, Engadine, Fairfield and Liverpool.
Fortunately, the worst of the storm passed over Bayside and out to sea before it could cause too much local damage.
The severe weather warning was cancelled just before 6pm.
