Shocked residents have surveyed the damage caused by Saturday's wild storm, which some likened to a "mini-cyclone" as it swept across the Orana region
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Roofs on multiple houses and two hotels were damaged as wind gusts were recorded at speeds of more than 100km/h at both Dubbo and Trangie.
Trees fell on roads and property, and power was cut to more than 2135 customers in the wider Dubbo area, Essential Energy reported.
The State Emergency Service (SES) received dozens of call-outs from an area including Dubbo, Nyngan, Nevertire, Trangie, Warren, Narromine and Gilgandra.
Residents captured photos of the storm rolling in, and of the wreckage to buildings, machinery and farm infrastucture in its aftermath.
A total of 23.2mm was recorded by the Bureau of Meteorology at Dubbo in the 24 hours to 9am Sunday.