Thousands of homes remain without power on Sydney’s Northern Beaches on Tuesday after a brief but devastating tornado-like storm tore through the area on Sunday afternoon. New South Wales (NSW) State Emergency Service (SES) reported that the storm caused significant damage to properties, trees, and powerlines. One fatality occurred in the suburb of Narrabeen when a Norfolk pine fell and struck a woman. She was declared deceased at the scene while her two friends were critically injured and taken to Royal North Shore Hospital. As of Monday at 8 a.m., SES had received around 600 requests for assistance in the Northern Beaches area and response efforts continued through Monday with the help of NSW Fire and Rescue and NSW Police. Ausgrid, which manages Sydney’s electricity network, said in a statement on Monday evening that they had restored power to around 17,500 premises and expect the majority of premises to have …