Intense storms that lashed the western coast of Australia are set to bring destructive winds and heavy rain to southern parts of the country as they move east.
The extreme weather, typically seen only once every five years, is bringing wind gusts of up to 135km/h to Perth and communities along Western Australia's coast.
The Bureau of Meteorology said the wild weather is caused by an unusually deep low-pressure system.
That weather system, the lowest since May 2020, brought high tides and eight-metre waves while flooding in Perth's CBD stranded cars and submerged walkways.
Wing gusts of 135km/h were recorded at Cape Naturaliste overnight, breaking records, with coastal hazards affecting Albany, Bunbury, Esperance Geraldton, Margaret River and Perth.
A severe weather warning remains for damaging winds in central and southeast WA.
