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The 2010 Western Australian storms, also known as the "Storm of the Decade" were a series of storms that travelled over southwestern Western Australia on 21 and 22 March 2010. One of the more intense storm cells passed directly over the capital city of Perth between 3:30 pm and 5:00 pm on Monday 22 March 2010.
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 2010–11 Australian region cyclone season was a near average tropical cyclone season, with eleven tropical cyclones forming compared to an average of 12. The season was also the costliest recorded in the Australian region basin, with a total of $3.62 billion (2011 USD) in damages, mostly from the destructive Cyclone Yasi . [ 1 ]
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]
The 2009–10 Australian region cyclone season was a below average tropical cyclone season, with eight tropical cyclones forming compared to an average of 12. The season began on 1 November 2009 and ran through until it end on 30 April 2010.
2010 Flood: March 2010 Queensland floods: 0 200,000,000+ AUD 2010 Flood: March 2010 Victoria storms: 0 2000+ houses 500,000,000+ AUD 2010 Flood: 2010 Western Australian storms: 0 $1,080,000,000 AUD It is the costliest natural disaster in Western Australian history 2010 Flood: September 2010 Victoria floods: 0 250 2010 Flood: 2010 Gascoyne River ...
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.
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]