Heavy snow in NSW hits New England, trapping vehicles and people

Meanwhile further up north, heavy snowfall has left more than 200 vehicles stuck in the New South Wales Northern Tablelands.

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00:00We were up at Ybor yesterday where they got between 10 and 50 millimetres of snow, the largest in 20 years.

00:10And while the day began off as this winter wonderland, it quickly became apparent that this was going to cause traffic havoc.

00:17We saw a number of highway closures as well as Amada Regional Airport's runway being closed due to snow there.

00:24It was pretty hard powder where we were.

00:26But also that led to people being trapped.

00:29The SES told us up to 200 vehicles at its peak were trapped in the snow.

00:36Now, there are reports also that more snow is expected later today.

00:40So if you're around that Armadale to Tamworth region, it's good to just stay indoors and avoid all travel is what we're hearing.

00:46Further on the mid-north coast, it's not snow that they've really been dealing with, but it's more damaging wind.

00:50So we've seen that wind gusts up to 90 to 100 kilometres per hour were being felt in parts of the mid-north coast.

00:59So, for example, down in Kempsey, Crescent Head, Southwest Rocks, we've also seen reports that roofs were torn off buildings.

01:07So that's some pretty dramatic weather all across the state, just coming in different forms from the sounds of things.

01:14So the SES have told us they've been able to get out to most of the jobs towards Nambucca and Maxville.

01:20But, for example, in Kempsey, live wires are really hampering their work.

01:24They've got about half their jobs they still need to do down there.

01:26What's also happened down there is that Kempsey High School, we've been told by the Department of Education, has lost a big portion of its roof.

01:33And so it's particularly worrying for any kids down there who might be going into their trial HSC exams tomorrow.

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