“Perhaps it’s no surprise that the massive storm that dumped the most rain on Sydney in a single day in more than 13 years, blew over huge trees and scoured beaches would in some parts of the world be defined as a cyclone.
“As Rob Sharpe, a meteorologist at Weatherzone notes, wind speeds were gale force or stronger for parts of the city and up the coast since midnight Tuesday and even earlier.
“In North America and Africa, east coast lows of the type endured by Sydney over the past couple of days are described as “east coast cyclones”, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s website.”
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