Shocking footage shows large hailstones battering the Sydney suburb of Miranda after a storm hit the city on January 20.

Footage shows the before and after the storm as the filmer's back garden was peppered with the ice balls.

The filmer said: "A video that shows a suburban backyard before, during, and after a devastating hailstorm rolls in.

"Ice chunks are measured with a ruler and a car is shown crushed by a large branch."