{"id":65492,"date":"2025-08-13T16:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T16:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/65492\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T16:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T16:28:09","slug":"wa-weather-bom-issue-a-severe-wind-alert-for-south-west-and-lower-west-of-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/65492\/","title":{"rendered":"WA weather: BOM issue a severe wind alert for South West and lower west of State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Intense winds are smashing WA this evening, with a severe weather warning being issued for parts of WA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cDamaging wind gusts are possible around a cold front moving over the South West and Lower West this evening,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Key areas of the State which are within the weather warning area are Mandurah, Bunbury, Margaret River and Windy Harbour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The weather conditions in the affected areas are expected to bring gusty showers and moderate rainfall. Isolated thunderstorms are also possible in the far southwest.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/f22016f6731cf45408b5f4c98beec773bf649c13.jpg\" alt=\"The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconThe Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds. Credit: BOM<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The front was on track to reach the Southwest Capes around sunset and move quickly along the west coast, reaching Perth by mid-evening then weakening as it extends further north and over inland areas before midnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Strong west to northwesterly winds averaging 50 to 60 km\/h with damaging forces of up to 100 km\/h are possible for a brief period around the cold front as it moves along the west coast and adjacent inland areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Winds are likely to ease quickly once the leading edge of the cold front has passed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Locations which may be affected include Bunbury, Busselton, Mandurah, Margaret River, Perth and Augusta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises that people should:<\/p>\n<p>If outside find safe shelter away from trees, power lines, storm water drains and streams.Close your curtains and blinds, and stay inside away from windows.* Unplug electrical appliances and do not use land line telephones if there is lightning.Be alert and watch for hazards on the road such as fallen power lines and loose debris.Keep away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterways.Be careful of fallen power lines. They are dangerous and should always be treated as live.If your home or property has significant damage, like a badly damaged roof or flooding, call the SES on 132 500.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Further updates on WA weather warnings can be found on their <a class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bom.gov.au\/wa\/warnings\/\">website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Intense winds are smashing WA this evening, with a severe weather warning being issued for parts of WA.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65493,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44,45,1192],"class_list":{"0":"post-65492","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-australia","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-wa-news","12":"tag-weather"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}