The past seven days saw the Winter regime return with vengeance across the southern Australian states of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.
A succession of powerful weather systems brought regular periods of wild weather across much of the region.
Locations affected
Perth recorded it’s heaviest rain in one month with 20 -30mm recorded in just 3 hour period on Wednesday afternoon.
Few rumbles of #storms in south-west #WA today! #Perth Metro recorded 20mm in 2 hours. @TheWAWG @weather_wa pic.twitter.com/mHijt5eshO
— Morecast Australia (@Morecast_Au) July 26, 2017
Intense thunderstorms swept across the Melbourne region Tuesday afternoon with the most intense activity recorded across the southern suburbs.
#Melbourne, #lightning and showers are getting closer! #melbweather pic.twitter.com/6G1e22qYrI
— Morecast Australia (@Morecast_Au) July 25, 2017
A very exciting sky out there as thunderstorms approach the city – I'll have the latest in @7NewsMelbourne at 6pm #janesweather #melbweather pic.twitter.com/F4waCIhR5s
— Jane Bunn (@JaneBunn) July 25, 2017
A line of thunderstorms brought disruption to Adelaide on Thursday afternoon with two people also reported struck by lightening in the process.
Heads up #Adelaide! Incoming! line of heavy showers and #thunderstorms approaching from west @7NewsAdelaide @CityofAdelaide #7News @abcnews pic.twitter.com/IQv5rJEnMW
— Morecast Australia (@Morecast_Au) July 27, 2017
Any respite for the coming weekend?
A tale of two lows! More wild #Winter weather ahead for the southern states #WA #SA #VIC #TAS @weather_wa @TheWAWG #7News #9News @abcnews pic.twitter.com/jlFAyFpw0P
— Morecast Australia (@Morecast_Au) July 27, 2017
Heads up #Melbweather! Wild weather day on Sat! Risk of damaging #winds about the exposed bayside coast. #7News @theage #9News @WeatherWear1 pic.twitter.com/jgX3qwvtIo
— Morecast Australia (@Morecast_Au) July 27, 2017
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