{"id":496673,"date":"2026-01-06T14:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/496673\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T14:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:32:13","slug":"wa-weather-pilbara-gascoyne-goldfields-south-interior-to-brace-for-severe-thunderstorms-and-damaging-winds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/496673\/","title":{"rendered":"WA weather: Pilbara, Gascoyne, Goldfields, South Interior to brace for severe thunderstorms and damaging winds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">A severe thunderstorm and damaging winds are set to batter parts of <a class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.perthnow.com.au\/wa\" rel=\"noopener\">WA<\/a> in the next several hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The Bureau of Meteorology issued a <a class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.perthnow.com.au\/wa\/weather\" rel=\"noopener\">weather<\/a> warning about 3:40pm for people in Paraburdoo, Tom Price, Laverton, Leinster, Leonora, Menzies, Three Rivers, and Wiluna.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cA very hot, unstable atmosphere and a surface trough is producing thunderstorms this afternoon through the warning area,\u201d the alert stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cSevere thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds in the warning area over the next several hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cLocations which may be affected include Paraburdoo, Tom Price, Laverton, Leinster, Leonora, Menzies, Three Rivers and Wiluna.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/999cc561462d13d1fa4a005342ffafeaa233000b.jpg\" alt=\"The warning area outlined in dark yellow. Credit: The Bureau of Meteorology\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconThe warning area outlined in dark yellow. Credit: The Bureau of Meteorology Credit: BOM<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">People in the warning zone are encouraged to follow the advice from The Department of Fire and Emergency Services below:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"css-hocug1-StyledPNBaseList e1tb42w52\">\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">If outside find safe shelter away from trees, power lines, storm water drains and streams.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">Close your curtains and blinds, and stay inside away from windows.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">Unplug electrical appliances and do not use land line telephones if there is lightning.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">If there is flooding, create your own sandbags by using pillow cases filled with sand and place them around doorways to protect your home.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">If boating, swimming or surfing leave the water.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">Do not drive into water of unknown depth and current.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">Slow down and turn your headlights on.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">Be alert and watch for hazards on the road such as fallen power lines and loose debris.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">If it is raining heavily and you cannot see, pull over and park with your hazard lights on until the rain clears.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The latest weather warning updates can be found <a class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bom.gov.au\/weather-and-climate\/warnings-and-alerts\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A severe thunderstorm and damaging winds are set to batter parts of WA in the next several hours.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":496674,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4740,50,8632,313],"class_list":{"0":"post-496673","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-australia","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-wa-news","11":"tag-weather"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115848645657515408","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}