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Amazing storm footage from the Pilbara
A mixture of a storm and dust rolling in at Pipingarra near Petermarer creek.
The Bureau of Meteorology has warned both regions of potential impending storms on Thursday.
Tropical cyclone Yvette is expected to hit land around Christmas Day and is estimated to become a category two.
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"If you live in an area across the Kimberley and the north eastern parts of the Pilbara you should take action and stay safe with more storms to come," the Bureau said.
"A tropical low is located over land over the central Kimberley, approximately 140 kilometres northwest of Halls Creek, and is expected to continue tracking to the southwest.
"An active monsoon is maintaining rain, squally showers and thunderstorms over the northeast Kimberley and adjacent parts of the North Interior."
The weather conditions come just two months after the Bureau announced WA would likely encounter an above average cyclone season, with five tropical cyclones likely to form off the state's coast – one at a category three or above.
The last time the northwest endured a cyclone above category three was in February 2013 when category four tropical cyclone Rusty swept through the Pilbara with winds of up to 165 kilometres an hour.
In 2007, category five severe tropical cyclone George crossed WA, reaching peak intensity over Port Hedland, resulting in the area being declared a disaster zone after powerlines fell, trees were uprooted and roofs torn down.
Three people died during the cyclone, including two workers who were bunkered down in their dongas at an FMG mining camp when the units lifted into the air.
It was later determined through a Coroner's inquest that the camp was built to an inadequate wind region category which meant the dongas, and the tie-downs, were not built to withstand a cyclone.
