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Sydney was inundated with more than a month’s worth of rain in less than a day, while storms along Australia’s west coast prompted hundreds of emergency calls.
Long, moderate to heavy rain on Saturday drenched Sydney with 143mm of rain, exceeding the city’s June average of 132mm on the first day of winter, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Rose Bay recorded more than 170mm.
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“A lot of our eastern Sydney suburbs got a month’s worth of rain in just 12 to 18 hours,” senior meteorologist Dean Narramore said.
The rain was largely localized to Sydney’s east, with the western suburbs of Penrith and Richmond receiving between 20mm and 30mm, while the Hunter region saw between 25mm and 50mm of rain.
Rain was expected to continue in the Hunter on Sunday, but was expected to clear by Sunday evening.
A surf warning remains in place for the Sydney Coast, Illawarra Coast, Batemans Coast and Eden Coast.
In Washington’s southwest coast, emergency services received more than 200 calls for help since 10 a.m. Saturday after roofs were torn off and trees fell on homes and cars.
Wind gusts of more than 100km/h were recorded in the North Island and Rottnest Island, while Wilyabrup, in Busselton, recorded almost 30mm of rain in 30 minutes.
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An evacuation center has been set up at the South West Sports Center in Bunbury and there are warnings to take action for the South West, South Coast and Lower West, particularly Albany, Bunbury, Busselton, Mandurah, Margaret River and Walpole.
“A stormy westerly to southwesterly airflow is expected to continue around the coastline south of Mandurah and the southwest and south coastal areas this evening,” Emergency WA said in a statement.
Dangerous winds are expected to ease in most areas by mid-morning on Sunday, but damaging gusts along the coastline south of Mandurah and in the south-west and south coasts could continue into the evening.
“This weather is not unusual for this time of year, but it can damage homes and make travel dangerous,” Emergency WA said.
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