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

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…

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

Warnings have been issued for residents throughout the state as the weather amps up on Saturday evening.

Perth and large parts of the WA coastline are set to be smashed by severe rain and thunderstorms today.

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

A rare storm event has pummelled Western Australia's south, sending trampolines and sheds flying.

Thousands of residents in WA are without power after a major storm overnight.

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.

Wild weather in Perth has left 20,000 homes without power.

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