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Monday 10 January 2000 |
Wild
storm causes damage in Kalgoorlie WA ![]() Severe storms north of Albany WA ![]() Fires continue in SA and WA Storms in West Gippsland Vic ![]() |
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Highest rainfall, 24 hours to 9am |
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A
violent storm around 8pm brought high winds, torrential rain and hail to
the WA Goldfields city of Kalgoorlie. Houses and businesses were
damaged, with Southlands Shopping Centre partially unroofed. There was flooding
in the city as more than 50mm of rain fell in just 6 minutes according
to an ABC report. The met office at the airport registered 9.8mm in 8
minutes, and wind gusts to 78km/h. Winds uprooted trees and brought
down powerlines. State Emergency Services personnel had to work through
the night to make temporary repairs, and a major cleanup effort was scheduled
for Tuesday.
Storms with heavy rain and hail were also reported around Gnowangerup, about 120km north of Albany WA. 45mm fell in 75 minutes causing local flooding, and hail to 3cm diameter was reported about 20km south of the town. Storms in the region failed to help emergency crews fighting a fire east of Hyden WA. The blaze has burnt through over 4,000 hectares of bushland and threatened pastoral properties and the Forrestonia nickel mine this evening. Lightning strikes during the afternoon and evening set off fires near Esperence, Ravensthorpe and Albany. On the SA/Vic border, another large scrub fire was contained late today after burning through around 3,000ha about 50km northeast of Bordertown. A storm at Parkers Corner, about 5km west of Walhalla in Victoria's West Gippsland district, produced hail to 3cm and heavy rain causing crop and property damage. |
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Highest & Lowest Temps |
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Maximum | Minimum | |
42.6 Rabbit Flat NT | 28.5 Centre Is NT | |
15.1 Falls Ck Vic | 0.9 Perisher Valley NSW | |
Greatest variations from normal |
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Maximum | Minimum | |
11.8 38.1 Eyre WA |
+8.2 21.0 Longerenong Vic |
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-8.6 25.4 Springsure Qld |
-5.9 6.6 Nerriga NSW |
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Other extreme readings | ||
Rainfall: Garden Point NT 58mm in 3 hrs to 3pm Jabiru AP NT 64mm in 3 hrs to 5pm Horn Is Qld 57mm in 2hrs to 11pm Cape Byron NSW 29mm in 3 hrs to 3pm Stawell AP Vic 23mm in 3 hrs and 17mm in 1 hr to 9pm |
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Records set this day | ||
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