‘Unusual' thunderstorm hits Perth's south, tearing off roofs, flooding homes

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services is attending dozens of call outs for storm damage in Perth's southern suburbs after a severe thunderstorm hit Rockingham.

The storm as it approached the Rockingham shore on Sunday morning.

Winds of 130 kilometres an hour were recorded on Garden Island off the coast around 10:30am on Sunday before the storm hit the mainland.

The roof was torn off a fish and chips store on the Rockingham foreshore letting in heavy rainfall which caused the restaurant's fryers to overflow.

Four fire crews raced to make it safe with the oil creating a significant fire risk.

Damaging winds brought down trees in Rockingham, Waikiki and Mardella.

Hail and torrential rainfall created localised flooding on some streets and in some homes.

Read the story by James Carmody in The Age - “‘Unusual' thunderstorm hits Perth's south, tearing off roofs, flooding homes.”