A storm lashed the Kimberley town of Fitzroy Crossing on Saturday night, cutting power and causing hundreds of thousands of dollars damage to homes and businesses.
Winds of more than 120 kph brought down trees and powerlines while ripping sheeting off roofs and damaging cars.
On Sunday morning more than 100 homes and businesses were without power, forcing Horizon Power to fly in specialist crews to the remote community to repair the damaged transmission lines.
By the afternoon that number had fallen to just over 30.
No injuries have been reported, while DFES have used a helicopter to survey the surrounding area.
Indigenous organisation Leedal, which runs the town's supermarket and two accommodation businesses, expects its damage bill to surpass $65,000, given the storm will unlikely be covered by insurance.
Leedal CEO John Rodrigues said the winds were particularly violent.
"At the Fitzroy River Lodge, we have the safari huts and a tree just decided to fall right in the middle of one."
"Sheeting from the roof of the lodge and the walkway has come off so you're probably looking at another $10,000 to 15,000 there."
A fallen powerline forced the closure of the Crossing Inn, while businesses and residents binned food this morning following the loss of refrigeration.
On Sunday morning power was on at the supermarket and a truck with fresh groceries was due to arrive on Monday.
Violent storm hits amid searing temperatures
Fitzroy Crossing has spent recent days sweltering through temperatures in excess of 40 degrees Celsius which are expected to continue to Wednesday.
Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster Bob Tarr said the storm was typical of the build-up, but with unusually strong winds.
"You can get these localised wind events in the Kimberley. They tend to happen more in the build-up because you have the temperature contrasts between the hot weather and thunderstorms."
