A powerful tornado ripped through City Beach in Western Australia as a severe storm moved through Perth, bringing hail, damaging winds, and flooding on Wednesday night, July 23, 2025. The tornado developed from a rapidly intensifying supercell along the coast, catching authorities off guard and leaving behind a trail of destruction.
A dangerous bushfire continues to threaten Cervantes, a coastal town about 200 km (124 miles) north of Perth, as of Thursday, November 28, 2024. Emergency warnings remain in place for Cervantes, Wedge Island, Grey, Cooljarloo, and parts of Nambung in the Shire of Dandaragan. Over 43 000 ha (105 255 acres) of land have already been burned since the fire started on November 25.
Extremely heavy rains have struck Western Australia over the past couple of days, causing significant flooding that has severed the main route connecting Western Australia with the rest of the country. The flooding has also left seven people missing since Sunday, March 10, 2024.
Remnants of Tropical Cyclone “Ellie” have dropped heavy rains over parts of northern Western Australia over the past week, causing record floods and widespread damage.
Tropical Cyclone "Anika" made landfall on the north Kimberley coast near Faraway Bay, Western Australia as a category 2 system on the Australian cyclone scale at 12:00 UTC (20:00 WST) on Saturday, February 26, 2022. Anika has been downgraded below…
Tropical Cyclone "Anika" formed on February 25, 2022, in the Timor Sea as the 7th named storm of the 2021/22 Australian region cyclone season. The cyclone is slowly moving toward the northern Kimberley coast, Western Australia. It's expected to reach…
The latest in a month-long series of cold fronts to arrive in southwest Western Australia will bring a range of severe weather to the most populated regions within the state starting Monday, July 26, 2021. This front is expected to be windier than a typical front…
Tropical Cyclone "Seroja" made landfall as a Category 3 storm south of Kalbarri, Western Australia with wind gusts up to 170 km/h (106 mph) on Sunday, April 11, 2021. According to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), the storm caused widespread damage, left…
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has warned residents living on the coast of Western Australia to brace for intense winds, rain, and possible flooding as Tropical Cyclone "Seroja" is expected to pass between Carnavon and Jurien Bay late Sunday or early…
Highways and roads in Western Australia were destroyed in what was described as a "one-in-10-year" flooding event triggered by a slow-moving tropical low from Friday, February 5, 2021. As of Monday, February 8, a severe weather warning for heavy rainfall…
