Winter arrived with dramatic, sweeping winds on Monday and local NSW State Emergency Service (SES) units were on call to help were needed.
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Maitland City Unit received 20 calls for assistance while wind gusts of up to 85km/hr hit the area.
Cessnock, Dungog, Singleton and Muswellbrook crews responded to calls in the Maitland and Cessnock areas.
Maitland SES Unit community engagement officer Alex Varley said there was a chance winds could develop on Tuesday as another cold front moved through.
"The warning area is very much the same as Monday," she said.
"It's mostly in that southern part of the state.
"We could see some winds developing here but not as we saw yesterday."
Ms Varley said most of the local calls for assistance on Monday involved trees, or unsecured items like trampolines flying around.
"We had a number of calls to help secure trampolines and yard furniture but the majority was tree damage," she said.
Crews are returning to a more complex job at Gillieston Heights on Tuesday and also continuing their help in Cessnock.
Ms Varley said wild windy days like Monday went hand in hand with the cold fronts that regularly move through at this time of year.
"This wind in particular is connected to blizzard condition on the mountains," she said.
However, like any weather event, they can happen at any time and residents are advised to prepare their homes and take note of warnings.
"Coming out of yesterday the standout point was to make sure anything in your yard was tied down and secure," Ms Varley said.
For emergency assistance in flood or storm, contact NSW SES on 132 500.