Mt Magnet buried in hail as WA thunderstorm drops 40mm rain
A severe thunderstorm dropped large hail and 40mm of rain across Mt Magnet. It changed the outback landscape.
Gold prospector Ray Attard captured unusual footage as he drove toward Mt Magnet. The outback landscape was covered in white hail despite extreme heat.
The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed large amounts of small hail fell across Mt Magnet on Tuesday. Severe thunderstorms swept through parts of WA at that time.
Mt Magnet Airport recorded 40mm of rain in 24 hours. Of that, 25mm fell in just 30 minutes.
Tropical moisture and a low-pressure trough over the region caused the intense storms. The Bureau warned more severe storms were expected across WA and the NT through Wednesday.
- Mt Magnet, WA Goldfields
- Location
- 40mm at Mt Magnet Airport
- 24-hour rainfall
- 25mm
- 30-minute rainfall
- 35 degrees
- Temperature
Why it mattersSudden extreme rainfall can cause flash flooding and damage. Outback areas have minimal drainage systems.
AustraliaWA residents in the Goldfields and surrounding regions should prepare for more severe thunderstorms and potential flooding through Wednesday.
