Byron Bay becomes winter wonderland after freak hail storm

Seaside town left covered in snow' after warm trough collides with frigid air mass

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A severe hail storm in northern New South Wales has left the seaside town of Byron Bay looking like a winter wonderland.

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.