Severe storms, brought flooding to homes across Western Australia's south overnight
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Severe storms, brought flooding to homes across Western Australia's south overnight
PerthNow
December 13, 2011 9:09AM
Heavy rains caused flooding and damaged homes overnight.
LAST night's downpour brought flooding to homes across Western Australia's south overnight, with the Great Southern town of Williams at one stage cut off by floodwaters.
More than 60 FESA State Emergency Service volunteers from 16 units responded to 76 calls for assistance in the Perth metropolitan area and Great Southern region overnight.
The majority of the calls were for assistance with flooded homes requiring sandbagging, damaged roofs due to heavy rainfall requiring tarping, and trees fallen on to homes and garages.
A caravan at the Kingsley Caravan Park was damaged after a tree fell on it.
In the metropolitan area up to 20 suburbs lost power, and the busiest SES units were North Shore, Bayswater and Rockingham with a total of 46 calls for assistance.
More than 43mm fell on the city, while Mandurah received more than 60mm.
The downpour has brought Perth's annual rainfall to to 860mm, just ahead of the annual average of 857mm.
The massive fall last night means the city has already received more than 70mm for December, well above the average for the month of just 12.8mm.
Further south Katanning received more than 50mm from 6pm onwards while Wandering received a staggering 84mm overnight, the majority of the rain falling between 7pm and 11pm.
In the Great Southern Region, Williams, 160km southeast of Perth, and Narrogin, 192km southeast of Perth, received significant flood damage with homes and roads flooded making travel dangerous.
Williams was isolated for some time overnight with Albany Highway closed due to flooding. It is now reopened.
In the Great Southern, Wandering had 84mm and Katanning 55. Mandurah has had 69mm.
One farmer north of Williams has recorded 127mm, with rain still falling this morning.
Further east, Lake Grace had 33mm and Newdegate 21mm.
Falls across the city were also widespread with Perth recording 43.6mm, Champion Lakes 34mm, Rottnest 36mm, Perth Airport 35mm and Swanbourne 30mm, mostly after 10pm.
ABC radio reports that in Perth that one woman's car filled with water after becoming stuck under the notorious Mt Lawley subway.
And a man had to climb from his car after it started floating away on Guildford Road, Mt Lawley at the height of the downpour.
Four Williams households were evacuated to a local hotel due to extensive flooding and the main traffic bridge on Albany Highway in Williams sustained damage.
Narrogin SES received eight calls for assistance and they were assisted by local Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service firefighters.
FESA was also assisted by WA Police and Main Roads.
Today the rain is expected to move south and east through the Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions.
Severe storms, brought flooding to homes across Western Australia's south overnight
PerthNow
December 13, 2011 9:09AM
Heavy rains caused flooding and damaged homes overnight.
LAST night's downpour brought flooding to homes across Western Australia's south overnight, with the Great Southern town of Williams at one stage cut off by floodwaters.
More than 60 FESA State Emergency Service volunteers from 16 units responded to 76 calls for assistance in the Perth metropolitan area and Great Southern region overnight.
The majority of the calls were for assistance with flooded homes requiring sandbagging, damaged roofs due to heavy rainfall requiring tarping, and trees fallen on to homes and garages.
A caravan at the Kingsley Caravan Park was damaged after a tree fell on it.
In the metropolitan area up to 20 suburbs lost power, and the busiest SES units were North Shore, Bayswater and Rockingham with a total of 46 calls for assistance.
More than 43mm fell on the city, while Mandurah received more than 60mm.
The downpour has brought Perth's annual rainfall to to 860mm, just ahead of the annual average of 857mm.
The massive fall last night means the city has already received more than 70mm for December, well above the average for the month of just 12.8mm.
Further south Katanning received more than 50mm from 6pm onwards while Wandering received a staggering 84mm overnight, the majority of the rain falling between 7pm and 11pm.
In the Great Southern Region, Williams, 160km southeast of Perth, and Narrogin, 192km southeast of Perth, received significant flood damage with homes and roads flooded making travel dangerous.
Williams was isolated for some time overnight with Albany Highway closed due to flooding. It is now reopened.
In the Great Southern, Wandering had 84mm and Katanning 55. Mandurah has had 69mm.
One farmer north of Williams has recorded 127mm, with rain still falling this morning.
Further east, Lake Grace had 33mm and Newdegate 21mm.
Falls across the city were also widespread with Perth recording 43.6mm, Champion Lakes 34mm, Rottnest 36mm, Perth Airport 35mm and Swanbourne 30mm, mostly after 10pm.
ABC radio reports that in Perth that one woman's car filled with water after becoming stuck under the notorious Mt Lawley subway.
And a man had to climb from his car after it started floating away on Guildford Road, Mt Lawley at the height of the downpour.
Four Williams households were evacuated to a local hotel due to extensive flooding and the main traffic bridge on Albany Highway in Williams sustained damage.
Narrogin SES received eight calls for assistance and they were assisted by local Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service firefighters.
FESA was also assisted by WA Police and Main Roads.
Today the rain is expected to move south and east through the Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions.
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