20,000 without power in windy SW

The left lane of Kwinana Freeway, northbound is closed through Como, due to the Swan River being blown onto the roadway. Source: PerthNow

Ellamere Retreat in Maddington, where many homes were damaged by storms overnight. Picture: Jordan Shields Source: PerthNow

Ellamere Retreat in Maddington, where many homes were damaged by storms overnight. Picture: Jordan Shields Source: PerthNow

Ellamere Retreat in Maddington, where many homes were damaged by storms overnight. Picture: Jordan Shields Source: PerthNow

UP to 16,000 homes were left without power after violent 146km/h winds lashed the South West and metropolitan Perth overnight.

The South West bore the brunt of the storm with most of the blackouts in the Manjimup and Bridgetown area, where 5000 homes were blacked out but just over 1200 homes in the city are also without power.

At 11.30am about 13,000 homes were still without power, including a little over 1000 in Perth, and Manjimup-Bridgetown region remains the worst affected area with over 5000 homes affected.

Western Powers states that a fault on the transmission line appears to be the main cause of interruptions but they are unable to say when power will be restored.

A helicopter has been deployed to inspect the transmission line and find the fault.

Up to 16 Western Power crews have been working throughout the night to restore services, but many homes will be without power this morning.

In Perth, the areas hardest hit were Rockingham, Inglewood, Gosnells and Stirling, where homes suffered major structural damage, water damage and roof damage.

The State Emergency Service (SES) responded to 52 calls for help from residents, including 12 from regional WA.

Fallen trees and standing water were causing havoc on the roads, with a fallen tree on the Great Southern Highway approximately 20km north of Katanning, with the Augusta-Margaret River region also affected.

SES units in Busselton, Bunbury, Mandurah and Augusta-Margaret River were also responding to calls.

A record wind gust of 146km/h, believed to be the strongest wind recorded in WA in September, hit Cape Leeuwin about 11pm last night.

The strong cold front and deep low pressure system also dumped heavy rain over the South West, with Collie and Jarrahwood topping the state with 45mm to 9am today, and Mount William 39mm.

In the metro area, Hills areas copped a deluge with Karnet 38mm, Pickering Brook 27mm and Bedfordale 25mm. Perth recorded 10mm, while the airport had 12mm.

At the height of the storm almost 20,000 customers were without power in Perth and the South West.

Almost 1200 homes in Spearwood also have no power as a result of the severe winds. 

A Western Power helicopter was deployed this morning to inspect the main transmission line which services the South West.

It's believed a fault on the line may be responsible for most of the outages in that region.

If you see fallen power lines remember to stay clear and call Western Power on 13 13 51.

Wild 146km/h winds blast South West

Winds peaked at a cyclonic 146km/h just on 11pm, but Cape Leeuwin was blasted by winds in excess of 100km/h for more than three hours till 2.30am.

At 4.30am the coast was still being blasted by 96km/h winds, which gradually eased closer to dawn.

Many parts of Perth were also blasted by wind gusts up to 100km/h with Ocean Reef recording a gust of 100km/h at 11.30pm with repeated winds up to 93km/h through to 2.30am.

Rottnest Island recorded repeated gusts of 102km/h from 11.30pm to 1am. Bickley, in the Hills south-east of Perth,  recorded a wind gust of 95km/h at 11.23pm. 

The SES received 45 calls for help from 6pm last night with the worst of the damage affecting homes in the City of Stirling.

Osborne Park was battered by last night's storm which also damaged a balcony at a home in Inglewood.

There was also damage to homes in the Rockingham and Mandurah area.

The left lane of Kwinana Freeway northbound, through Como, is closed due to the high winds forcing the Swan River onto the roadway.

Traffic lights knocked out

At least three sets of lights have been knocked out by the wild weather:

Spencer Road/Thornlie Station, Thornlie
Spencer Road/Yale Road, Thornlie
Manning Road/Centenary Avenue, Bentley

A diesel spill on the Leach Highway on-ramp on Kwinana Freeway, at Brentwood, is also causing traffic congestion, with emergency services at the scene.

Wettest September on record

Meanwhile Perth is on track for its wettest September on record with 124mm in the gauge this month. The record is 126mm, well above the monthly average of 81mm.    

The SES has received dozens of calls for assistance mainly from people with roof and shed damage.

The storm follows an earlier cold front which hit the South West and city early Sunday which resulted in around 90 calls for help from people it the city and southern WA.

Perth's south-eastern suburbs of Gosnells and Maddington were worst hit with more than 30 calls for assistance.

See the damage in pictures

Send your storm pictures to readerpics@perthnow.com.au

Higher than normal tides may cause flooding of low-lying coastal areas between Perth and Esperance.

CURRENT WARNING
If you live between Bunbury and Israelite Bay you need to get ready now for the bad weather including damaging wind coming tonight and tomorrow morning.

This includes people in Bunbury, Busselton, Margaret River, Bridgetown, Narrogin, Katanning, Albany and Esperance, and surrounding areas.

This is typical weather for this time of year but could damage homes and make travel dangerous.

WEATHER DETAILS
At 4.56am today the Bureau of Meteorology advised a cold front will move along the south coast late today and early Tuesday morning.

The cold front is likely to cause widespread damaging winds to 100km/h that could result in damage to homes and property.

Damaging winds are likely to develop south of a line Bunbury to Bremer Bay between 8pm Monday and 2am Tuesday and extend to south of a line Bunbury to Narrogin to Israelite Bay between 2am and 8am Tuesday.

Conditions should ease late Tuesday morning.

Residents whose property is badly damaged or flooded should contact the State Emergency Service on 132 500.

PERTH FORECAST .

Monday 23 September
Min 13 Max 21. Shower or two. Windy.

Tuesday 24 September
Min 15 Max 20. Shower or two. Wind easing.

Wednesday 25 September
Min 14 Max 21. Morning shower or two.

Thursday 26 September
Min 11 Max 20. Shower or two. Windy.

Friday 27 September
Min 11 Max 19. Cloudy.

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