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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.
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
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.
That same month, on March 22, 2010 a supercell hit Perth. This storm was one of the worst in the city's history, causing hail stones of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) in size and torrential rain. The city had its average March rainfall in just seven minutes during the storm. Hail stones caused severe property damage, from dented cars to smashed windows ...
Between January 1 and 2, 2010, 50- and 70-year record low temperatures and snowfall hit northern China and Korea starting January 1. [3] Blizzards also hit Mongolia's Dundgobi province. A heavy storm surge hit northeastern New Brunswick on January 2, leading to over $750,000 in damage in the community of Port Elgin. [4] [5]
The staircase was closed for three months after being damaged by a landslide during a storm on 22 March 2010. [3] [4] It re-opened on 21 June 2010, after repairs.[5]In November 2023, the staircase was closed for three weeks after a deliberately-lit bushfire caused some minor structural damage.
Storm caused severe damage in Derby. A pearling fleet near the Lacepede Islands was devastated by the storm, resulting in 141 fatalities. [3] [5] — 1939: 11 January: 200 km/h (125 mph) [nb 3] N/A: 9: Unknown: A storm surge of 9.8 m (32 ft) caused extensive damage in Port Hedland and left 30 percent of the town homeless. [4]