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WA weather: Wind gust of 109kph recorded as damaging cold front sweeps through
Monday August 14, 2017 - 14:22 EST
Damaging winds have hit the south-western corner of Western Australia as part of the strongest cold front of the winter — but the worst has passed without any reports of major damage.
The severe cold front is moving over the southern half of WA after a weekend of wet and windy weather.
A wind gust of 109 kilometres per hour was recorded overnight at Cape Leeuwin, south of Margaret River.
However, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said the worst of the cold front had passed over Perth, with the city receiving less than eight millimetres of rain since 7:00pm on Sunday.
A severe weather warning for damaging winds has been cancelled for the Perth metropolitan area and other parts of south-west WA, but remains in place for areas further east.
The BOM said the cold front was moving east, and a sustained period of gusty showers and isolated thunderstorms would continue to affect south-eastern parts of the South West.
"The weather system is likely to cause widespread damaging winds to 100kph and could result in damage to homes and property, [with] showers and isolated thunderstorms," the bureau said.
"Severe weather is no longer occurring in the Central West, Lower West, South West and Central Wheat Belt districts and the warning for these districts is cancelled.
"However, gusty showers and thunderstorms with gusty westerly winds in the wake of the front will continue for the remainder of the day.
"Locations which may be affected include Esperance, Narrogin, Jerramungup, Lake Grace, Lake King and Ravensthorpe."
Conditions are expected to ease this evening.
The cold front brought heavy rainfall to many parts of the South West region, with Bridgetown and Collie recording more than 20mm since 7:00pm on Sunday.
Closer to Perth, Dwellingup has had more than 30mm since Sunday afternoon.
Meanwhile, the State Emergency Service (SES) said it had received a handful of calls for assistance for roof damage from residents in the Perth metropolitan area.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) said residents in the area still covered by the severe weather warning needed to remain vigilant.
"If you live in Esperance, Narrogin, Jerramungup, Lake Grace, Lake King and Ravensthorpe and surrounding areas you should take action and stay safe with severe weather to come," DFES said.
"This weather is not unusual for this time of year, but could damage homes and make travel dangerous."
In the wake of the cold front, a flood alert is in place for Mandurah, the Murray River basin, Harvey River, Bunbury, Preston River, Busselton, Margaret River and Blackwood River catchments.
Perth is expected to reach a maximum of 19 degrees Celsius.
- ABC
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