<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A storm has pummelled Western Australia, sending trampolines and sheds flying and causing flash flooding and power cuts.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>And the Bureau of Meteorology warns the weather is set to turn even worse.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In Mandurah, south of Perth, a neighbour's shed was sent crashing into a family's backyard pool.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/axe-attack-melbouorne-tradie-road-rage/500a65d3-dc94-4640-b62a-1bfa5ada8320"><strong><span>'I was definitely dying': Tradie relives horror road rage attack</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It came over that side, over the fence, and then the next thing we know we got a free home," the owner said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Down the road, Dawn Crawford was holding on, battling the wind to stop her fence from giving way.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I was here holding this for an hour," she said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/storm-perth-wetern-australia-weather/cca05cf3-9552-459b-a16c-3c33af175796" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Flash flooding forced Perth locals to get creative for a morning coffee.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've had jellyfish, we've had ducks, and then we've had our regulars, which is great," joked Rob Strahan from Bayswater Oarhouse.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/princess-stalker-sydney-man-accused-of-stalking-princess-studying/4e70c1dd-5196-4341-8593-85f3195ea67f"><strong><span>Man accused of stalking Norwegian princess studying in Sydney</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>High swells in Hillarys became a playground for surfers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some boats sank as the Swan River spilled over its banks.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>SES crews were kept busy responding to more than 380 calls for help since 5pm on Saturday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Power lines came down across multiple suburbs, with more than 28,000 Western Power customers without power.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I was in bed and the kids come running in and screaming the power's out so wasn't too happy. Wanted to be able to watch the footy this afternoon," Beaconsfield man Steve Tonge said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A tree smashed a roof narrowly missing Brad Counsel and his dog.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Gust of wind and then down came the tree," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The storm has already dumped more than 57.4 millimetres of rain in Capel, between Bunbury and Busselton, in the past 24 hours.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Cape Leeuwin, the most south-westerly point of the mainland, recorded wind gusts of 122km/h.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Emergency crews called for everyone in the state's south-east to tie down loose items before the full force hit.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Joey Rawson from the Bureau of Meteorology said the wild weather would be unusual.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"As we progress into the evening this low pressure system really intensifies and it's going to bring conditions that we don't see that often in south-west WA."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Earlier forecasts even predicted the risk of tornadoes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The wild </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/wa-weather-unusually-strong-system-could-bring-destructive-winds-heavy-falls-and-localised-tornadoes-for-western-australia/6bcc2234-b7b7-472d-9f48-6ed97e3c4e59" rel="" target="" title="weather could also hit other states this week."><span>weather could also hit other states this week.</span></a></div></div>
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