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During the warmer summer months, low-level surface troughs normally cross over the west coast of Australia, which often leads to isolated thunderstorm development in inland Western Australia, only occasionally reaching the coast (such as on 20 December 2009, when a storm developed south of Perth and gave the city of Mandurah 2.8 millimetres (0.11 in) of rain for the month).
Flash flooding in Perth, 2010. On 22 March 2010, a hail storm struck Perth with golf ball sized hail, gale-force winds up to 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph), and 40 millimetres (1.6 in) of rain. Frequent lightning strikes bought 120,000 homes without power with mudslides wrecking several homes.
A subsequent storm 2 days later brought in another round of hailstorm with high winds causing additional damage to the city. The cost of these events reached $552 million. [31] 12 April 2016 San Antonio, Texas, US A storm producing hail up to the size of grapefruits pummeled the city causing extensive damage to cars, homes, windows, and roofs.
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The second, at 10 am (ACST), caused a narrow 2 km (1.2 mi) long path of damage through the Adelaide suburbs of Rosslyn Park and Wattle Park. In the evening, another tornado or severe down-burst associated with a hail storm occurred at Two Wells, causing a damage path of less than 500 m (1,600 ft) in length. [59] Niangala tornado: 13 October 2002
The same storm system that hit Florida and Texas threatens more severe storms — including potential hail — on Thursday. "Severe weather is possible from late this afternoon into Thursday morning.
1998 1998 Perth and South-West, Western Australia Severe Storm (incl. Lightning & Hail) Dead=1 Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M resources - EMA Disasters Database 1998 1998 Southern New South Wales, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Severe Storm/land gales Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
Hail spotter reports in the Carolinas on April 20, 2024. The largest preliminary hail spotter reports wer Huge hailstorm causes extensive damage, could challenge records in the Carolinas