A major storm has swept across Perth causing widespread flooding, property damage and power cuts as it dumped big hailstones and substantial rain on the parched city.
The city's residents have been warned to brace for further storms coming through from the north.
A Bureau of Meteorology spokesman said it was one of the biggest storms in Perth for many years with wind gusts of more than 120km/h and 35mm of rain falling within about eight hours since 9am.
Western Power reported the storm had cut power to around 150,000 customers by about 6pm (WST) on Monday as the city darkened and lightning flashed constantly.
Emergency services responded to many hundreds of calls for assistance with power lines and trees down, roofs broken and windows smashed.
About 20 people were evacuated from the emergency room at Joondalup Hospital after part of the ceiling collapsed.
Police said a landslip at the edge of King's Park near the city centre had crushed two parked cars and filled one apartment with mud but there were no reports of people hurt.
At least three high schools reported they would be closed on Tuesday because of storm damage to classrooms.
A large number of cars in the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital carpark were reported damaged as reports came in of hailstones as big as golf balls.
All outpatient and elective surgery appointments at the hospital had been cancelled for Tuesday due to water damage, the hospital said in a statement.
Some office buildings in the CBD were evacuated for safety reasons at the height of the storm.
Driving rain by 5pm flooded streets and 150 sets of blacked-out traffic lights made driving hazardous for commuters heading home, with widespread congestion reported.
Motorists were warned to slow down and turn their headlights on, while boaties, swimmers and surfers were urged to get out of the water.
Train and bus services were severely disrupted by the storm, the Public Transport Authority of WA said.
Motorists on the main business strip of St George's Terrace created bow waves as they drove through the inundated road while pedestrians had to take off their shoes to wade across some streets.
Police reported serious flooding on Hay Street in central Perth with part of the road subsiding, forcing closure of a bus lane.
A Western Power spokeswoman said it was expected a significant number of customers would be without power overnight and that could extend to Tuesday night as ongoing bad weather hampered repair efforts.
At the height of the storm, office workers crowded to windows to watch sheets of rain sweep past as lightning flashed over the obscured Swan River.
Perth has had a dry summer with minimal or no rain for months.
The Bureau of Meteorology has warned of further storm fronts hitting Perth from the north through the evening and overnight.
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The city's residents have been warned to brace for further storms coming through from the north.
A Bureau of Meteorology spokesman said it was one of the biggest storms in Perth for many years with wind gusts of more than 120km/h and 35mm of rain falling within about eight hours since 9am.
Western Power reported the storm had cut power to around 150,000 customers by about 6pm (WST) on Monday as the city darkened and lightning flashed constantly.
Emergency services responded to many hundreds of calls for assistance with power lines and trees down, roofs broken and windows smashed.
About 20 people were evacuated from the emergency room at Joondalup Hospital after part of the ceiling collapsed.
Police said a landslip at the edge of King's Park near the city centre had crushed two parked cars and filled one apartment with mud but there were no reports of people hurt.
At least three high schools reported they would be closed on Tuesday because of storm damage to classrooms.
A large number of cars in the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital carpark were reported damaged as reports came in of hailstones as big as golf balls.
All outpatient and elective surgery appointments at the hospital had been cancelled for Tuesday due to water damage, the hospital said in a statement.
Some office buildings in the CBD were evacuated for safety reasons at the height of the storm.
Driving rain by 5pm flooded streets and 150 sets of blacked-out traffic lights made driving hazardous for commuters heading home, with widespread congestion reported.
Motorists were warned to slow down and turn their headlights on, while boaties, swimmers and surfers were urged to get out of the water.
Train and bus services were severely disrupted by the storm, the Public Transport Authority of WA said.
Motorists on the main business strip of St George's Terrace created bow waves as they drove through the inundated road while pedestrians had to take off their shoes to wade across some streets.
Police reported serious flooding on Hay Street in central Perth with part of the road subsiding, forcing closure of a bus lane.
A Western Power spokeswoman said it was expected a significant number of customers would be without power overnight and that could extend to Tuesday night as ongoing bad weather hampered repair efforts.
At the height of the storm, office workers crowded to windows to watch sheets of rain sweep past as lightning flashed over the obscured Swan River.
Perth has had a dry summer with minimal or no rain for months.
The Bureau of Meteorology has warned of further storm fronts hitting Perth from the north through the evening and overnight.
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