Bay Post/Moruya Examiner reader Ashleigh Hegedus sent photos and said the hail was "very thick". 

"There is a very long stretch of it," she said. 

"I'm just passing through.

"It started hailing before I got to Bodalla.

"After Bodalla there was a very long stretch of hail already on the road.

"It goes until more than half way to Narooma."

There has been a severe weather warning issued for the South Coast and Illawarra.

Gale-force winds of up to 90 kilometres an hour are forecast for Thursday afternoon.

The NSW State Emergency Service advises that people should:

- Move vehicles under cover or away from trees.

- Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.

- Keep clear of fallen power lines.

For emergency help in floods and storms, call the NSW SES on 132 500.