First taste of winter weather for South West | Photos
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Diana Adams posted these photos of a fallen tree on Jindong Treeton Road with a heartfelt thank you to the farmer who came to the rescue.
Diana Adams posted these photos of a fallen tree on Jindong Treeton Road with a heartfelt thank you to the farmer who came to the rescue.
Freya Cheffers posted another photo of a fallen tree near Wirring Road in Cowaramup.
Emergency services were kept busy on Thursday night and into Friday morning as the first of the winter storm fronts crossed the coast.
Cape Naturaliste recorded a wind gust of 113km/h on Thursday afternoon while Busselton Jetty recorded a gust of 104km/h in the early hours of Friday morning.
Rosa Brook received a drenching of 66.6 millimetres of rain between 9am Thursday and 4am Friday.
The severe weather warning remained in effect on Friday night as State Emergency Service crews – including personnel from Augusta Margaret River – headed to the worst hit homes in the Busselton area.
“Augusta Margaret River SES had only one call out for assistance last night,” the group said.
“Busselton SES got the worst of the weather and have had 19 calls so far – we have another team heading up shortly to help out.
“The wind and rain should reduce this morning, so get out and clean up as much as possible before this afternoon when a deep low pressure system is forecast to hit.
“Be prepared for more gusty wind and heavy rain from midday [Friday].”
There were reports of trees fallen on roads around Cowaramup and Treeton, with many locals taking the time to stop and help their neighbours with branches to make the roads safe.
The wild weather is expected to continue into Friday with a deep low pressure system moving across the south of the state.
KEEP UP TO DATE:
Visit www.emergency.wa.gov.au, call 13 DFES (13 3337), follow DFES on Twitter: twitter.com/dfes_wa, Facebook: facebook.com/dfeswa/,
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