It was just one strike in an absolute battering Sydney took over the weekend, which started with the mother of all lightning strikes on Friday, and ended with more than 50,000 homes and businesses left without power.

?DUDE, DON?T GO OUTSIDE? ? MEANWHILE IN AUSTRALIA?TWO MATES HIDING IN A BOAT SHED FROM A STORM IN OYSTER BAY CHEAT DEATH WHEN A BOLT OF LIGHTNING JUST MISSES THEM!

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Oyster Bay Lightning Strike

Sydney Storm: Two men captured the moment they were almost struck by lightning at Oyster Bay yesterday. WARNING: Coarse language. MORE - Stories from 7 News http://bit.ly/7NewsStories Video credit: Daniel Fernandez Dudman & Nick Panayiotou#SydneyStorm #7News

Posted by 7 News Sydney on Sunday, January 31, 2016