Damaging winds have torn through Sydney, bringing down large trees only hours after the city enjoyed hot and sunny summer-like weather on Sunday afternoon.

A large tree – estimated by a contractor to be 26 metres long – tore through powerlines and landed on a car on Bourke Street in Surry Hills about 3.30pm, as the SES responded to more than 100 tree-related call-outs across the city.

The tree, which fell metres from a tram line, brought down live wires, which injured a 30-year-old woman and closed the busy inner-city street. The woman was taken to hospital in a stable condition.

According to NSW Police, about six houses were left without power. Ausgrid isolated power to the street before the NSW State Emergency Service could proceed with removing the tree.

From noon to 6pm, the NSW SE

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