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kiwijims


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A bad weekend coming for Western Australia...........

Severe Weather Warning
for damaging and locally destructive winds, heavy rainfall and abnormally high tides
for people in the Lower West and South West forecast districts

Issued at 2:47 pm WST on Friday 15 May 2015.

For people in parts of WA southwest of a line from Mandurah to Collie to Windy Harbour. This includes people in, near or between the following towns: Mandurah, Bunbury, Busselton and Margaret River. This does not include Bridgetown.

Weather Situation

A rain band and strong cold front will cross western parts of the State on Saturday. It is likely to cause HEAVY RAINFALL that is conducive FLASH FLOODING. Isolated thunderstorms are also expected. Rainfall will develop near the South West Capes around 2am, extending to the remainder of the warning area by 8am.

HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES may cause FLOODING OF LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS. DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS are likely which could cause SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. The Geographe Bay area is likely to experience the worst of these tidal conditions, with the storm surge expected to peak during Saturday morning, with a secondary lower peak late Saturday evening.

There is a small risk that thunderstorms may produce DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS in excess of 125 kilometres per hour that could cause SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION TO HOMES AND PROPERTY IN LOCALISED AREAS.

Be careful in the Playground People.

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UP-DATED SAT 16/05........

FLOOD DETAILS:
As at 10.42am the Bureau of Meteorology advises there is a Flood Watch for the South West. 
 
A cold front and rain band are forecast to move across western parts of the State during Saturday. A low pressure system is expected to develop Saturday night and move through the southwest corner of the State on Sunday, bringing heavy rainfall.
 
For the 24 hours to 9am Saturday rainfall totals of 40-50 mm have been recorded in the Busselton Coast area. Widespread rainfall of 30mm to 50mm with isolated falls up to 75mm are forecast for the 24 hours to 9am Sunday in the Busselton Coast and Lower Blackwood River areas. Inland areas of the District are expected to receive 15-30 mm of rainfall with isolated totals as much as 50 mm for the same period.

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K.J.



-- Edited by kiwijims on Saturday 16th of May 2015 02:00:52 PM

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Ahhhhh! Now we know how you guys got the name "Wild West".

Hold on tight over there in the "Wild West" KJ.

Keep Safe everyone over there.

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We are just north of Perth and it started raining here at 3am, just gentle rain at this stage. Hopefully we wont get the big winds forecast for further down south.


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Take care, all our WA friends - see you soon!!!

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It's starting to rain lightly here on the South Side of Perth at the moment, one good thing, there is no wind at all, just light rain, great for the garden which we spent all day yesterday in, laying horse manure and straw, now if the "Weather Gods" are kind, there should be a great crop of tomato's come Spring.

I hope those people living at Seabird, a little ways North of Perth. don't loose their homes into the sea,  Going by the news , there are about 6 homes under threat of collapsing into the ocean if there is any more erosion of the coast.

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-07/doctor-leaves-wa-coastal-town-over-erosion-concerns/6450342

 

If anyone reading this are Visitor's  to W.A. "WECOME TO THE WILD WEST" and hang on, you could be in for a wild ride. biggrinbiggrinbiggrin 

 

K.J.



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Well we have had almost 2 inches of rain over the past 30 hours, just steady soaking rain. We didn't get any wind so all good here.
Going to pop into Seabird for the paper shortly so will check and see if there was any more damage done. Dr Jim's fence was in danger of toppling into the sea last week. 18 months ago there was a beach access road and some sand dune between him and the high water mark, that is all gone now. His is the most vunerable house at present as his is almost on what was a slight point, once his goes it is only a matter of time before the neighbouring houses go.


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Howdy Sue & Phil,  I feel sorry for the good Doctor I bet when he built there, he never thought that the sea would drive him out of his home,

Pity the shire and the government can't get together and do something for the people of Seabird, before it's to late.

I bet if it concerned one of the Councillor's homes, there would be a solid concrete wall along the beach long ago .

 

K.J.



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Howdy Guys

we live on the edge of a dessert........... Bring it on !!!!, woooohoooo



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