Australia’s far north is bracing for destructive winds and intense rainfall as severe tropical cyclone Megan moves closer to the coastline, prompting evacuations and the closure of a major manganese mine.
Keira Wright
The full effect of the East Kimberley’s bumper wet season is on display at the Lake Argyle spillway, which is overflowing at a rate of 707,000 litres a second.
Sarah Crawford
A cyclone is expected to form off WA in the coming days and there is a risk it could directly impact parts of the State.
Taylor Renouf
The Eyre Highway and Trans-Australian Railway line has been closed after parts of the Goldfields received more than six months’ worth of rain in a 24-hour period, prompting concerns for residents’ supplies.
Jake Dietsch
The Victoria Highway is expected to be cut until the end of the week as large parts of the East Kimberley were placed on flood watch warnings.
Flooding caused by heavy rainfall and thunderstorms has closed the main road and rail routes connecting Western Australia to the rest of the country.
Jacob Shteyman
Temperatures in one part of the State will near 40C on Monday as residents in another part of WA deal with heavy rainfall and flooding.
Residents in parts of WA have been told to ‘take action’ as severe rainfall and flooding are expected to close a major highway.
Jonathon Nolan
Multiple severe weather warnings have been issued across WA amid intense rainfall and dangerous flash flooding that has prompted the closure of several major highways.
Parts of WA are set to be smashed by a thunderstorm, with residents told to start preparing for severe weather.
A severe weather warning that was issued for parts of WA due to a thunderstorm moving through has been cancelled.
Perth is expected to kick off the new season with rain and a maybe even a thunderstorm, with a weather warning issued for parts of the State. SEE THE FORECAST.
Morgan De Smidt
DFES has completed emergency preparations for ex-tropical Cyclone Lincoln as residents in the Pilbara and Gascoyne are urged to brace for horrific weather.
Caleb Runciman
The NSW government reacted swiftly but could not meet demand after unprecedented flooding in 2022 and needs a plan to get people into long-term accommodation.
Jack Gramenz
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning Kimberley residents to prepare for severe weather, with heavy rainfall and flash flooding expected to hit the region over the next 24 hours.
Cain Andrews
Firefighters are preparing for the most dangerous bushfire conditions in almost two years as the State continues to grapple with an extreme heat wave.
Perth and parts of WA have endured a stinking night as records tumbled in both the city and regional areas.
Gabrielle Waite
Almost 13,000 Victorian homes and businesses remain without power following Tuesday's fierce storms and financial assistance is being offered.
Steven Deare, William Ton and Samantha Lock
More than a dozen homes are uninhabitable due to destructive storms that lashed most of Victoria, as recovery efforts begin.
William Ton
Most Victorians caught up in a mass power outage will be ineligible for compensation as the damage to homes from destructive storms is laid bare.
Callum Godde
If your air-con bill is already through the roof, it may be time to take out a second mortgage — this isn’t our last Perth heatwave for the month.
Natalie Richards
Summer may be heading towards its end, but the hot weather isn’t going anywhere with February set to be the hottest on record for Perth as another heatwave approaches.
We hate to break it to you but the scorching conditions are forecast to continue.
There appears to be no end to Perth’s summer with another sweltering on the cards.
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