Tamworth hail as big as cricket balls

THE NSW town of Tamworth has been hit with hailstones as big as cricket balls as severe storms lash the state's northern tablelands.

A spokesman for the bureau of meteorology said a storm watcher in Tamworth had reported "cricket ball sized-hail", while 98km/h wind gusts have also been recorded.

Severe thunderstorms are predicted to produce large hailstones and damaging winds in locations including Grafton, Scone, Armidale, Tenterfield, Glenn Innes, Inverell, Casino, Tabulam, Maclean, Dorrigo and Glenreagh.

The weather has already caused window and roof damage in Tamworth, the bureau said.

The State Emergency Service (SES) had received about 118 calls for help by 5pm (AEDT), mainly for broken skylights, windows and roof tiles.

There had also been some reports of fallen trees and branches, SES spokesman Phil Campbell told AAP.

There had been no reports of injuries.

SES crews are currently on the scene carrying out repairs.

"We are doing some assessments of the area, which might include a helicopter for an aerial assessment because sometimes people can't see the roof damage from the ground," Mr Campbell said.

Mr Campbell said the SES could receive another surge of phone calls once residents got home from work and assessed the damage.

Another storm cell was expected to hit Tamworth later in the day, Mr Campbell said, but it was forecast to be less intense than Monday afternoon's downpour.

About 1500 Essential Energy customers are without power mainly in the South Tamworth and Oxley Vale area, the power company said.

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