Weather

10 years onHow the great Perth hail storm of 2010 unfolded

Perth people love a good weather event. But when the great Perth hail storm of 2010 hit the metropolitan area 10 years ago today, none of us were prepared for the ferocity that was unleashed.

David Johns

Tuesday showersAfternoon downpour causes havoc across Perth

Authorities were called to several crashes and pole-top fires after Perth experienced its first cold front following a hot and dry summer period.

Caitlyn Rintoul

WeatherWinds as cyclone moves to Norfolk Island

Parts of Queensland's coast are expected to be hit by strong winds as a tropical cyclone brews over the Coral Sea and heads towards Norfolk Island.

WEATHERRemnants of ex-cyclone Esther dumps much-needed rain

More rain is forecast for parts of Queensland, as the remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Esther continues to track in a south-easterly direction – bringing much-needed rain to the southwest of the state.

Patrick Whyte, Danielle O'Neal

Qld weatherEx-cyclone’s last gasp set to batter state

The remnants of tropical cyclone Esther are set to bring a rain dump, severe thunderstorms and high winds to parts of Queensland.

Tobias Jurss-Lewis

Summer stormsPerth storms break summer lightning record

The city’s wild weather over the last week has broken records as the city experienced its first five consecutive days of thunder in the summer months.

WeatherHeavy rain, hail and flash flooding on way

Residents in parts of southeast Queensland have been warned that severe thunderstorms will deliver heavy rainfall, flash flooding and large hailstones this afternoon.

Jesse Kuch

Stunning picturesSevere weather warning as lightning strikes Perth

A freak electrical show has hit the Perth CBD ahead of a severe weather warning for this evening, with damaging winds predicted for an area that stretches from Gingin to Mandurah.

Caitlyn Rintoul

WeatherNew severe storm warnings for southeast

A new severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for southeast Queensland as volatile weather continues across the region, with 76mm of rain falling in just an hour, and hundreds left without power in Brisbane.

WeatherMayor of flooded Qld town wants more rain

Homes have been evacuated in a drought-ravaged region west of Brisbane as a swollen river nears an expected peak of up to 12.3 metres after recent rain.

Nicholas McElroy

WEATHER‘Essential service’ choppered in to flood-hit town

A cafe owner in outback Queensland went to extraordinary measures to keep locals content, as floodwaters surrounded the town.

Thomas Morgan

Massive clean-upIncredible stories emerge from Perth’s surprise storm

The terrifying system took just minutes to roll through Perth on Tuesday and the clean up will take days or even weeks, while more wild weather is on the way.

Anna Hay

WeatherHomes evacuated as Qld flood water rises

Residents along the Balonne River are being warned of potential flooding as the river peaks on Thursday

Michael Doyle

Freak stormThousands still without power after wild weather chaos

Thousands of homes around Perth remain without power this morning after widespread outages were sparked by wild weather in the capital last night.

Staff writers

WATCH: See the damageChaos as cars crushed, trees uprooted in freak storm

Several people had to be rescued after roads were flooded, roofs were torn off homes and trees were pulled down when a severe storm battered the Perth metropolitan area late this afternoon.

Samantha Rogers Phil Hickey and Peter De Kruijff

WATCH: AS THE STORM HIT18,000 homes without power as storm lashes Perth

WATCH: A roof has been torn from a home, dozens of trees have fallen and businesses are flooding as a thunderstorm hit Perth with heavy rain, damaging winds and hail this afternoon.

Samantha Rogers

‘great blessing’WA farmers overjoyed by storm downpour

Glum has turned to glee as widespread thunderstorms had dams - some empty for almost a year- overflowing in the Wheatbelt, as the parched Great Southern region holds hope for rain forecast this week.

Jenne Brammer

WeatherEmergency declared over Qld flood threat

Police have declared an emergency in Queensland's southwest town of St George with major flooding expected as the Beardmore Dam overflows.

Michael Doyle

WeatherMajor flood warning for rural Queensland

Queensland's regional southwest faces flooding after a weekend of heavy rainfall, while flood levels on the Balonne River could exceed 10 metres.

Michael Doyle

Weather warningHumidity brings thunderstorms to Perth

Residents have been warned to expect possible damaging winds, heavy rainfall and hail as thunderstorms continue to sweep Perth over the next few days.

WeatherCyclone Esther heads across the Top End

Tropical cyclone Esther is expected to hit the Northern Territory-Queensland border, bringing rain, gales and abnormally high tides to the region.

WeatherQld and NT set for cyclone to hit Monday

Flood warnings are in place in Queensland and the Northern Territory with a tropical low likely to develop into Cyclone Esther overnight

Robyn Wuth and Michael Doyle

Mercury fallingSoutheast ‘cold snap’: Temps could drop by 7C

The rain’s stopped and the humidity is on the way out but southeast Queensland is looking down the barrel of more ‘unusual’ weather, with temperatures set to plummet as a cyclone brews in the north.

Tobias Jurss-Lewis

Street left shakenPerth grandmother struck by lightning in freak storm

A woman, in her 70s was admitted to hospital today, after lightning struck her Byford home in a freak electrical storm that tore through Perth south east.