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2-3 July 2003
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Heavy rain ahead of a front caused local flooding in Perth's southern suburbs late on the 2nd. Jandakot recorded 42mm in two hours, 14.8mm of which fell in just ten minutes.
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5 July 2003
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Cape Leeuwin recorded a gust of 135 km/h, its highest ever wind gust. Apart from vegetation damage in the far southwest, no property damage was reported.
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21-22 July 2003
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An amplifying low south of the state caused strong winds and hail near the southern coast. Some minor damage, including roof damage, was reported in the Albany region. Hopetoun recorded a gust of 96 km/h.
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2-3 August 2003
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A strong cold front caused widespread minor damage to the lower west. The SES received about 120 requests for assistance and 31000 properties were without power for a period in Perth. Cape Leeuwin recorded wind gusts to 120km/h while gusts over 90km/h were recorded at Rottnest Island, Swanbourne, Ocean Reef, Bickley, Busselton and Shannon.
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10-11 August 2003
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Strong winds damaged four houses at Two Rocks, north of Perth. The front also caused heavy rain in the Central and Lower West Districts (Mundaring 53mm).
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21-23 August 2003
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A cold front and then a deepening low near the south coast caused strong winds and hail in southern parts. The strongest reported gust was 111 km/h at Rottnest Island. Damage was most extensive near the south coast and minor damage extended to Perth and Geraldton.
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20-21 Sept 2003
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A deep low caused severe winds across much of the southwest of the state resulting in widespread but mostly minor property damage. Ocean Reef recorded gusts to 124 km/h.
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A surface trough combined with a favourable upper pattern to produce heavy rainfall across the Southern Coastal district. A number of sites reported over 60mm of rain (White Gums - 81mm) establishing September daily rainfall records.
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26 Oct 2003
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Strong low-level northeasterly winds forced early morning thunderstorms near Esperance causing 2cm-sized hail. Crops were badly damaged but no property damage was reported.
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11 Nov 2003
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Evening thunderstorms produced dry microbursts causing some minor property damage near Perth. Properties in Gosnells, Beeliar, Baldivis and Stirling suffered minor damage. Jandakot recorded a wind gust of 90 km/h.
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15 Nov 2003
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Afternoon severe thunderstorms caused hail, reported to 3-4cm diameter at Red Bluff Pt (Kalbarri), and vegetation being stripped and water over roads near Northampton.
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16 Nov 2003
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Meekatharra recorded a wind gust of 90 km/h during afternoon storms. Severe storms were likely across the Murchison and northern Goldfields.
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17 Nov 2003
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Large hail, around golf-ball size was reported from an aboriginal community near the SA/NT/WA border. Heavy rain was also recorded at Giles.
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29 Nov 2003
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An afternoon thunderstorm caused damaging wind gusts that partially unroofed a building at the Department of Agriculture north of Kununurra.
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5 Dec 2003
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Afternoon and evening storms caused damaging wind gusts and hail to about 3 cm diameter at Beacon and Wialki in the northern wheatbelt.
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11 Dec 2003
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A downburst from a storm at 11am demolished a dormitory building, unroofed one house and significantly damaged several others at Balgo community south of Halls Creek. Heavy rain and hail also occurred.
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17 Dec 2003
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Afternoon storms uprooted trees near Tammin and Bruce Rock. At Toodyay there was a report of a funnel cloud, heavy rain and hail to 3cm in size. A 2km swathe of trees were felled across a road near Kojonup.
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18 Dec 2003
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An afternoon supercell storm caused damage in a 4km swathe through the Lake Grace/Kukerin area. Strong winds uprooted trees and destroyed sheds, heavy rain (53mm at Falcondale) caused erosion and fence damage and hail damaged crops.
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27 Dec 2003
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A combination of high temperatures, low humidity and strong northerly winds produced extreme fire weather conditions over the Southwest away from the west coast. A fire near Tenterden, north of Albany, burnt 13000 ha of crops and bushland. Two women died and about 15000 sheep and hundreds of cattle perished. A second fire near Bridgetown destroyed one house and over 4500 ha of timber plantations and pasture.
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4 Jan 2004
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Afternoon storms caused wind damage at Bunnawarra and Thundelarra stations in the Murchison.
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23 Jan 2004
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Trees were uprooted, snapped in half or twisted apart during an afternoon storm east of Derby.
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25 Jan 2004
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Morning storms caused heavy rain along the central Southern Coastal District. Hopetoun registered 45 mm in just over three hours.
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27-28 Jan 2004
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A swathe of damage about 400m wide was reported through bushland near Boyup Brook at 7pm on the 28th. Apart from strong winds, hail to 2cm diameter and 30mm of rain in 20 minutes were also reported.Severe storms were identified to the north of Kalgoorlie on the 27th and to the south on the 28th but damage was limited to some downed power lines.
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29 Jan 2004
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A storm uprooted big trees, lifted tiles off several houses and caused hail reportedly the size of cricket balls near Borden around 5pm.
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2 Feb 2004
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Paraburdoo recorded a gust of 107 km/h during afternoon storms. Several other storms through the inland Pilbara are also likely to have been severe but there were no reports of damage.
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12 Feb 2004
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Storms caused damage at Kambalda and Mukinbudin where winds unroofed several buildings in the town.
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12-14 Feb 2004
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A monsoon low moved through the eastern Pilbara, Gascoyne and into the Goldfields causing heavy rain along its track. The worst affected community was Nullagine where 68mm of rain was recorded in three hours. Laverton recorded 67 mm from 7 until 10am on the 14th that caused flooding in the local hotel.
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15-16 Feb 2004
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Ex-TC Fritz that originated in the Coral Sea moved across the southern Kimberley, through the Pilbara eventually moving off the Gascoyne coast. Nullagine was flooded for the second time in a matter of days. The system brought much needed rains to the drought-affected regions of the Gascoyne. Yaringa, south of Carnarvon, recorded 150mm overnight to 9am on the 17th but falls through the Gascoyne were generally less than 50mm.
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17 Feb 2004
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High levels of moisture associated with tropical lows from the previous week helped produce widespread thunderstorms through the wheatbelt and the lower west. Minor flooding occurred in Fremantle where 62mm of rain was unofficially recorded. Daily falls included 63 mm at Avondale Research Station (Beverley), and 48mm at Newdegate of which 35.8mm fell in the 45 minutes to 7pm.
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18 Feb 2004
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A severe squall line moved through the northwest Gascoyne causing very strong winds. Winds moved two tug boats moored at Cape Cuvier where winds were estimated at between 110 to 150 km/h. At Mukinbudin storms uprooted trees, bent power poles, moved cars sideways and damaged a hangar at their airstrip.
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1 March 2004
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A severe storm at Merredin Airport at 12:30pm caused winds, measured to 130 km/h, that unroofed one building, damaged many aircraft, uprooted trees and sandblasted cars.
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4-5 March 2004
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A severe squall line moved through the Pilbara causing wind gusts to 100 km/h at Karratha.
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2 April 2004
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An SES volunteer died when floodwaters, caused by overnight thunderstorms, swamped a rescue team assisting a tourist trapped in a narrow gorge in Karijini National Park in the inland Pilbara.
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10-12 April 2004 (Easter)
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A storm at Bidgemia station (Gascoyne) at 8:10pm (11th) lifted roofs from buildings, the damage being in a 150m wide swathe extending for 500m near the homestead. Pea-sized hail accompanied heavy rain (53 mm in 15 minutes). Satellite and radar imagery also suggest severe storms across southern WA over from the 10 to 12th.
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13 April 2004
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Very isolated convection associated with a weak front caused wind damage to a few properties at Quinns Rocks and Hillarys at about 6am.
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7 May 2004
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A moderate front caused isolated severe winds that damaged the roofs of 11 properties at Halls Head (Mandurah). One house was badly damaged.
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9-10 May 2004
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Sustained gales and heavy rain to the lower west coast on the 9th resulted in more than 100 calls for assistance to the SES mostly related to water inundation. Strong winds brought down trees and power lines but property damage was very isolated. A suspected tornado felled a stand of 20 redgums at Cowaramup (Margaret River). As the low passed to the south on the 10th Cape Leeuwin recorded several wind gusts over 100km/h (120km/h at 9:20am). A storm surge enhanced tides on the lower west coast.
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30 May 2004
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Strong northwesterly winds ahead of a moderate front caused minor damage along the western south coast. A large tree fell on a house in Albany. Cape Leeuwin recorded sustained winds of 80 km/h with gusts to 100 km/h.
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6 June 2004
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A suspected tornado caused damage to a 500m swathe of bushland through the Ferguson Valley near Dardanup on a cold front. Trees to 1.8m diameter were snapped off. Cape Leeuwin records gust of 102 km/h.
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10 June 2004
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The SES received 30 callouts in the metro area mostly for water inundation, but a few trees downed in the Swanbourne/Cottesloe area and one house had roof damage. Many coastal sites recorded wind gusts over 90 km/h and several reports of rainfall over 50mm.
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12 June 2004
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A fast-moving front caused wind gusts of over 90km/h at several locations including Esperance (109km/h) resulting in mostly vegetation damage.
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