Two radar images of the same storm taken moments apart reveal the loss of functionality in the Bureau of Meteorology’s new website , which has been subject to mounting anger around the country.

A short but intense storm ripped through Sydney on Monday night, bringing wind, rain, flash flooding and hail to parts of the city.

Looking east from Kirribilli as the storm goes out to sea. Credit: Louie Douvis

On the Bureau of Meteorology radar, it looked like a benign sea of blue.

On other radars, such as theweatherchaser.com, a third-party site ranked second in Google results, you can clearly see the splotches of red and yellow that signify a storm cell.

Winds reached 105km/h at Western Sydney Airport and 95km/h at Wattamolla. Planes were circling in a holding pattern around Sydney Ai

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