The powerful weather event is being described as a "once in five-year" storm and is bringing winds of up to 125km/ph.

The Bureau of Meteorology is warning the “deep low” system will begin impacting west-facing towns as far north as Geraldton as of Saturday evening, before moving down the coast…

Perth and the South West are set to be pummelled by "tornado-strength" wind gusts and dangerous swells in "once in five-year" storm.

Bureau of Meteorology says WA residents should brace for wind gusts higher than 125km/h – the strength of category two cyclones

The powerful weather event is being described as a "once in five-year" storm and is bringing winds of up to 125km/ph.

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services has reported that around 50 calls have been made to the State Emergency Service with reports including water ingress, flooding, roof…

Wind gusts up to 125km/h forecast to hit city as residents urged to stay away from windows

At its peak, the storm wiped out power to 160,000 households.

The low-pressure system, which on Monday was tracking south-east, upended trees, downed power lines and turned roads into rivers.

Western Australia has been battered by a "once-in-a-generation" storm, leaving a path of destruction Geraldton to Albany.