Severe Weather Warning for Damaging Winds and Heavy Rainfall in WA
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BOM issued it on June 8, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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BOM has issued a high-severity severe weather warning for damaging to locally destructive winds and heavy rainfall across multiple forecast districts in Western Australia.
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- Record type
- Severe Weather Warning
- Affected area
- Western Australia
- Issued
- June 8, 2026
- Issuing authority
- BOM
The warning type, named area, and issue time define this record. Confirm all three against the original agency notice before treating it as current.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Western Australia.
Alert Details
Severe Weather Warning (IDW21037) issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) for damaging, locally destructive winds and heavy rainfall. Issued at 10:29 am Saturday, 30 May 2026 (2026-05-30T02:29:31Z). Warning expires at 2026-05-30T11:29:31Z. Severity rated High. Phase: renewal.
Affected Areas
Central West, Central Wheat Belt, Eucla, Gascoyne, Goldfields, Great Southern, Lower West, South Coastal, South East Coastal and South West forecast districts in WA. Locations which may be affected include Albany, Bunbury, Esperance, Geraldton, Kalbarri, Katanning, Mandurah, Manjimup, Margaret River, Merredin, and Perth.
What You Should Do
Residents should note the warning for immediate broadcast and monitor conditions as a strong cold front sweeps over western districts.
Expected Conditions
Damaging to locally destructive wind gusts in excess of 125 km/h possible in showers and thunderstorms. Isolated damaging wind gusts to 90 km/h possible. Widespread damaging westerly winds averaging 60 to 70 km/h with gusts to 110 km/h likely. Heavy rainfall which may lead to flash flooding possible, with three-hourly rainfall totals between 40 to 60 mm likely in the Central West district.
Timeline
The front will first affect the Central West during Saturday evening, extending southwards to parts of the Lower West and South West including Perth before sunrise early on Sunday morning. A deepening low pressure system will bring significant damaging winds during Sunday, with locally destructive gusts in excess of 125 km/h likely southwest of a line from Lancelin to Albany including Perth during Sunday evening and Monday morning. Risk extends to inland parts throughout Monday and eases about the west coast before midday.
Original source: BOM Official Notice ↗
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