Perth and WA regions battered by back-to-back storms this week
A severe storm system is battering WA again Monday and Tuesday after causing weekend damage.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning on Monday afternoon for the Goldfields, South East Coastal and Eucla regions. The system will produce damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall.
Flash flooding is likely over the next several hours. The severe system hit the regions over the weekend.
It dumped 48mm of rain in the Goldfields on Sunday. It produced 1.38 million lightning strikes across the area in 48 hours.
The system will move south-east through the afternoon. It will clear into South Australia by Wednesday.
Perth will see 13mm of rain over the next three days. Wednesday will be the wettest.
Top temperatures will stay low at 20C on Tuesday. That will be the coldest in Australia that day.
- 48mm Sunday
- Goldfields rainfall
- 1.38 million in 48 hours
- Lightning strikes
- 13mm over three days
- Perth forecast rain
- 20C Tuesday
- Coldest temperature
Why it mattersA second round of the same severe storm system threatens damage and flooding. Residents in affected areas need to prepare for conditions to worsen.
AustraliaWA residents in the Goldfields and South West face another round of heavy rain and thunderstorms after a weekend of severe weather; Perth will see continued rain through mid-week.
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