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.

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

On other radars, such as theweatherchaser.com, you can clearly see the splotches of red and yellow that signify a storm cell.

Many users reported that they did not get an indication of the severity of the storm from the landing page of the Bureau of Meteorology site.

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

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