Byron Bay was hit by a huge hailstorm on Tuesday night leaving the streets looking like they'd been covered in snow
Locals from around the northern rivers region took to social media to share images of the usually sun-kissed town covered in a snow-like layer of ice after the extreme weather event late on Tuesday.
"The hail was just like a regular storm but walking to my car involved walking through ice, which was the first time I've experienced that," said a Ballina resident, Karen Haupt Anderson.
"I've never seen snow before so it was a magical experience once the storm passed."
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