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June 12th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Strong winds battered South-West coastal communities of Western Australia as a dangerous storm front approached overnight.
The intense storm packing dangerous winds of up to 125km/h – consistent with a category two cyclone – is expected to persist into the early hours of thismorning.
Last night Cape Naturaliste and Cape Leeuwin have already recorded gusts of up to 96km/h, while winds at Busselton Airport have touched 87km/h.
Closer to the metropolitan area, Rottnest Island was also being buffeted with persistent gusts above 80km/h.
FESA warns people to take shelter
FESA warned people living in parts of WA, south of a line from Geraldton to Laverton to Forrest, to take action with the start of the dangerous weather.
“This intense storm will be of similar strength to the system that affected the southwest on Sunday,” FESA said in a statement late yesterday.
If they have not already done so, FESA advises that people should stay away from windows and ensure pets and animals are in a safe area.
Motorists planning travel in or to the South-West region should review unnecessary travel plans.
Nine News reports that there has been a scramble for supplies in southern suburbs, with shelves left empty.
The highest winds recorded during Sunday’s storm was 146km/h, one of the highest recorded gusts in the South West.
But much of the South West was buffeted by destructive gales up to 125km/h.
As the clean-up continued from Sunday’s storms, Nine News reports that FESA has called in the defence department, with 100 naval personnel assisting in the Mandurah and Rockingham areas.
Another 25 people from South Australia’s SES flew in yesterday, while other states have more crews on standby.
Western Power has restored electricity to most households but warn that more people are likely to lose power again overnight.
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Wide storm front
Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Neil Bennett said the winds would be particularly strong on the south coast, but would affect the entire southern half of the state.
“It is going to be really nasty down there,” Mr Bennett said.
“Everywhere is going to be hit, but the worst of it is going to be that south coastal area.”
Mr Bennett said destructive winds could last until about 2am (WST).
“Overnight we can expect those 125km/h winds and as we’ve seen this week, that sort of wind is strong enough to start taking the roofs off houses.”
Mr Bennett said the storm, a typical strong winter cold front will contain thunderstorms which will bring wind gusts equally as destructive as Sunday’s winds.
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The stark warning of another storm came as Western Power workers last night struggled to reconnect about 40,000 customers who were still without power after Sunday’s massive system left the electricity system in chaos.
At 3pm yesterday, about 14,000 homes were still without power.
Schools close early to beat storm
Schools affected by the recent severe weather, and the further storms expected overnight, will be closed today.
Department of Education Director General Sharyn O’Neill said schools would not open today if they had experienced storm damage or were without power or water.
About 45 schools in Perth, the South West and Wheatbelt stayed closed yesterday due to damage or disruption from the weekend storms, while some South West schools closed at 1pm in anticipation of the severe weather expected.
At 5am yesterday Western Power reported that 18,300 customers remained without power after more than 20,000 were restored since 10pm on Sunday.
Areas still without power included 1082 properties in the Perth suburb of Kewdale and parts of the towns of Boddington, Pinjarra and Donnybrook.
Despite working in wet and windy conditions, Western Power crews have successfully reconnected more than 150,000 storm-hit customers in the past 36 hours.
“However, bad weather continues to make work difficult for our crews and more storms are expected to continue this week through the South-West, which may result in more power outages,” a spokeswoman said.
Widespread damage has been recorded across the state, including roofs being blown off buildings, trees uprooted and roads flooded, particularly those near the Swan River in Perth.
In what could result in a horror week for emergency services personnel, significant damage and destruction to homes and property is again predicted.
Households southwest of a line from Geraldton to Southern Cross to Israelite Bay have been told to batten down, with high winds, dangerous surf and torrential rain forecast.
“Winds associated with this storm are much stronger than a usual winter storm and are likely to be of similar strength to the winds experienced on Sunday,” FESA said.
Bureau of Meteorology spokesman Grahame Reader said it was rare – a once in 10 years event – for Perth to be hit by three major storms in just a few days.
Mr Reader said the initial impact would be in the southwest corner of the state, moving up to Perth during the evening, then peaking at around midnight.
Yesterday Emergency Services Minister Troy Buswell said the storm was unprecedented both in terms of severity and the size of the affected area.
Mr Buswell said at least 10 hospitals lost power during the storm and were forced to use generators.
Several schools had to suspend classes because of damaged roofs and lack of power.
Mr Buswell said 52 traffic lights were not operating but major intersections were either being manned by police or powered by generators.
“This week shapes to be a difficult week for our state and particular for the South-West in terms of dealing with storms,” Mr Buswell said.
Mr Buswell said damage from the storms could be exacerbated by remaining debris that emergency services workers were battling to clear.
He said it remained to be seen whether today’s weather would lead to a natural disaster being declared.
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