A man has tragically died after severe thunderstorms pummelled New South Wales on Wednesday night. 

The extreme storm system swept through the eastern part of the state on Wednesday evening, leaving several people injured and thousands without power. 

In the central west town of Cowra, 300km west of Sydney, a man in his 80s was killed when a tree fell on his car as the region experienced wind gust speeds of 107km/h at the time, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

Police were in attendance at the scene and had launched an investigation into the incident, while the man has yet to be formally identified.

Four campers have also been injured when their shelters were destroyed in high winds at Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region in the state’s southwest.

The storm also triggered major power outages with Endeavour Energy reporting more than 47,000 impacted customers across the Blue Mountains, Western Sydney, Illawarra and the South Coast at 10pm, and Ausgrid reporting more than 62,000.

On Thursday morning, the SES said they had received 2250 calls and responded to more than 1800 incidents in the last 24 hours, with the majority of the incidents were for fallen trees, powerlines and damaged properties.

Scattered showers and severe storms are expected to continue on Thursday, particularly in the east and north east of the state. 

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