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  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of South Interior district Fri 08 Nov 2024

    Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
    Western Australia
    
    TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
    
    Severe Thunderstorm Warning 
    for Damaging Winds
    
    for parts of South Interior district.
    
    Issued at 8:50 pm Friday, 8 November 2024.
    
    Severe thunderstorms continuing across the South Interior
    
    Weather Situation
    A humid and unstable airmass extends across inland parts of Western Australia promoting severe thunderstorm development.
    DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
    South Interior
    Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Giles and Warburton.
     126KM/H WIND GUST RECORDED AT WARBURTON AT 6:32PM.
    
    The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises that people should:
     * If outside find safe shelter away from trees, power lines, storm water drains and streams.
     * Close your curtains and blinds, and stay inside away from windows.
     * Unplug electrical appliances and do not use land line telephones if there is lightning.
     * If there is flooding, create your own sandbags by using pillow cases filled with sand and place them around doorways to protect your home.
     * If boating, swimming or surfing leave the water.
     * Do not drive into water of unknown depth and current.
     * Slow down and turn your headlights on.
     * Be alert and watch for hazards on the road such as fallen power lines and loose debris.
     * If it is raining heavily and you cannot see, pull over and park with your hazard lights on until the rain clears.
    
    The next warning is due to be issued by 11:50 pm Friday.
    Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and Department of Fire and Emergency Services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.