Category: Storm
Alert Summary: Take action with severe weather warning coming in parts of the Midwest-Gascoyne, Goldfields-Midlands, Perth Metropolitan, Great Southern, South West, Lower South West
Content:
The following alert has been issued by the Department of Fire and
Emergency Services (DFES).
Time of issue: 05:34 AM
Date of issue: 10 June 2019
Take action with severe weather warning coming in parts of the Midwest-Gascoyne, Goldfields-Midlands, Perth Metropolitan, Great Southern, South West, Lower South West
If you live in Lower West, South West, South Coastal, Great Southern and parts of Central West, South East Coastal and Central Wheat Belt districts you should take action and stay safe with severe weather warning to come.
Locations which may be affected include Albany, Bunbury, Busselton, Katanning, Mandurah, Manjimup, Margaret River, Moora, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Northam and Perth.
This weather is not unusual for this time of year, but could damage homes and make travel dangerous.
WHAT TO DO:
DFES advises you to:
- If outside find safe shelter away from trees, powerlines, storm water drains and streams.
- Close your curtains and blinds, and stay inside away from windows.
- Unplug electrical appliances and avoid using landline telephones if there is lightning.
- If there is flooding, create your own sandbags by using pillow cases filled with sand and place them around doorways to protect your home.
- If boating, swimming or surfing leave the water.
IF DRIVING:
- Do not drive into water of unknown depth and current.
- Slow down, turn your lights on and keep a safe distance from other drivers.
- Be alert and watch for hazards on the road such as fallen powerlines and loose debris.
- If it is raining heavily and you cannot see, pull over and park with your hazard lights on until the rain clears.
- Take care in areas that have been flooded and be careful driving on gravel roads as surfaces will be slippery and muddy, and vehicles could become bogged.
People are being urged to do what they can to help themselves, if it is safe to do so, before calling the SES for assistance
WEATHER DETAILS:
At 09/06/2019 04:26:00 the Bureau of Meteorology advised a strong to gale force westerly flow with embedded cold fronts could produce DAMAGING WINDS, DAMAGING SURF and ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES in parts of the South West Land Division until Tuesday morning. Windy, cold and showery conditions are expected through until Tuesday morning. The risk of Thunderstorms and small hail at times, particularly during Monday morning and early Tuesday morning. DAMAGING WINDS, DAMAGING SURF and ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES are likely over parts of the South West Land Division. A cold front is extending across the southwest of the State during Monday morning, to lie near Perth to Albany around 8.00am Western Standard Time and be near Geraldton to Hopetoun by about 2.00pm Western Standard Time Monday. DAMAGING WINDS to 110 kilometres per hour which could cause DAMAGE TO HOMES AND PROPERTY are possible during Monday, most likely with the passage of the cold front. DAMAGING WINDS are most likely over exposed coastal and adjacent areas between Jurien Bay and Hopetoun, however they may extend to inland areas with the passage of the cold front. Small hail is possible at times during the day. A second cold front is likely to develop and extend over the southwest of the State late Monday night and early Tuesday morning, with increased showers, thunderstorm activity and small hail reaching Perth to Albany by about 2.00am Western Standard Time Tuesday. DAMAGING WINDS to 110 kilometres per hour which could cause DAMAGE TO HOMES AND PROPERTY are likely to continue early Tuesday morning as the second cold front passes. DAMAGING SURF conditions are continuing and could cause BEACH EROSION between Denham and Israelite Bay through the remainder of Monday and during Tuesday morning. Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected with the passage of the cold fronts with falls between 20 and 35 millimetres possible along the west coast south of Geraldton. People in the southwest of WA experience a front as windy as this about 5 times per year. Cape Leeuwin recorded a wind gust to 109 kilometres per hour at 2.17am Western Standard Time Monday morning.
ROAD CLOSURES AND CONDITIONS:
Some roads may be closed
Take extra care on the roads and do not drive into water of unknown depth and current.
Road information may also be available by calling Main Roads WA on 138 138 or visiting www.mainroads.wa.gov.au or your local Shire.
WHAT EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE DOING:
- DFES is monitoring the situation.
- Emergency services have answered more than eight calls for help since yesterday.
- Requests for Assistance have been made in the Perth Metropolitan and Great Southern districts
- State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers respond on a priority basis and people are asked to remain patient.
IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE:
- If your home has been badly damaged by a storm, call the SES on 132 500
- In a life threatening situation call 000
After a storm SES volunteers make temporary repairs to homes that have been badly damaged, such as roofs that have been ripped off or large fallen trees on homes or cars. Please contact your insurance company to organise permanent repairs.
KEEP UP TO DATE:
Visit www.emergency.wa.gov.au, call 13 DFES (13 3337), follow DFES on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dfes_wa, Facebook: https://facebook.com/dfeswa/, listen to ABC Local Radio, 6PR, or listen to news bulletins.
Updates will be issued if further information becomes available.
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