Heavy rainfall flooded roads and train stations across Sydney on Wednesday as Australia's largest city suffered its heaviest November downpour in 34 years.
More than 100 mm (four inches) of rain fell in less than 24 hours across the city, leaving morning commuters trudging through inundated subways on their way into work.
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the Bureau of Meteorology on Wednesday for the city and surrounding areas, while some trains and ferry services were canceled.
Stunned Sydney residents posted photos and videos to social media, some of which showed cars driving through rising flood waters as high their car windshields.
"We have a low pressure system which is lingering over the coast and this has caused quite a lot of significant weather events over New South Wales generally," meteorologist with the Bureau of Meteorology Rosemary Barr told CNN.
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