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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Alistair Bates |Verity Gorman |Kelly Gudgeon
Authorities are working to reopen a crucial transport link in Western Australia's north, following the impact of Tropical Cyclone Zelia. The Great Northern Highway has been closed for a week, disconnecting the Pilbara and Kimberley regions by road. Main Roads say the highway may open for this weekend, as they assess flood damage.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Verity Gorman |Rosemary Murphy |Kelly Gudgeon |Michelle Stanley
Emergency crews are working to clean up asbestos in Marble Bar in Western Australia's north after a severe thunderstorm ripped through the town, destroying five homes. A caravan park ablution block was also destroyed and a further 11 properties were damaged. The Bureau of Meteorology says an isolated storm hit the Pilbara town just after 6:00pm on Thursday with 115kph winds recorded. An emergency warning was issued for the area shortly after.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Verity Gorman |Rosemary Murphy |Kelly Gudgeon |Michelle Stanley
A severe thunderstorm has damaged homes in Western Australia's north. The Weather Bureau says an isolated storm hit the Pilbara town of Marble Bar around 6:15pm on Thursday with 113kph winds recorded. An emergency warning was issued for the area shortly after. Jessica Jenkins from the Marble Bar Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services told the ABC that six homes had lost roofs and walls and a further 10 homes had been damaged. "The storm was a scary experience for Marble Bar locals," she said.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Rosemary Murphy |Michelle Stanley |Kelly Gudgeon
Heavy rains have smashed Western Australia's Pilbara, closing a major highway and cutting a landmark town off from outside access. Better known for its scorching temperatures at this time of year, Marble Bar, 1,470 kilometres north of Perth, was hit with 104mm of rain in just over two hours on Monday evening. The system was the latest in a near-week of storms across parts of the Pilbara that have closed numerous roads, including the North West Coastal Highway.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Rosemary Murphy |Michelle Stanley |Kelly Gudgeon |Sophia Alston
Heavy rainfall, a strange skyline and a waterspout over the ocean are just some of the weather phenomena witnessed across Western Australia's Pilbara region over the past 24 hours. The stormy weather has delighted many locals who watched on in awe. Dampier resident Eloise Dortch was out walking her dog on Monday morning when something caught her eye off the coast. "I didn't know what I was looking at," Ms Dortch said. "I saw this weird, dark trail going from the rain clouds down into ocean.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rosemary Murphy |Michelle Stanley |Kelly Gudgeon
Schools remain closed and extra emergency service crews are being deployed after a severe storm battered a mining town in WA's North West. The quick but damaging weather system hit Tom Price, about 1,450 kilometres north of Perth, on Wednesday afternoon. Videos taken by residents captured the intensity of the storm with dozens of trees uprooted, cars smashed, and outdoor furniture thrown into the air. High school teacher Jodie Thompson was in class when the storm struck. "The noise was crazy.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rosemary Murphy |Kelly Gudgeon
Passengers onboard a flight from Perth to a northern West Australian town have described messaging loved ones "terrified" after being told to prepare for an emergency landing. Sinead Campion was travelling on Qantas flight QF1624 to the Pilbara town of Paraburdoo with her 11-year-old daughter Lexi yesterday. "As we're flying, it felt almost like we were weightless, and we were kind of dipping and going up, dipping and going back up again," she said.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kelly Gudgeon |Dominic Cansdale
When Yindjibarndi woman Jess Allen takes a photo, she's telling the life story of her people, country, and culture. That's no more evident than in a portrait of her Aunty, which now hangs proudly in the halls of Western Australia's parliament.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rosemary Murphy |Kelly Gudgeon
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting an "average" cyclone season across Australia's Top End, but has warned of the potential for more severe storm systems. The Bureau's long-term forecast, released this week, is predicting 11 tropical cyclones will form off Australia's coast, with four predicted to make landfall. It says warmer-than-average ocean temperatures also make the likelihood of severe tropical cyclones higher than average.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Alex Govan |Charlie McLean |Kelly Gudgeon
A family trio from WA's remote north will compete in an international speedcubing competition in Perth in December. Karratha father Peiching Nie and his two primary-school-aged children can solve a Rubik's cube in less than 20 seconds. Triston Nie, 12, and his younger sister Taylor, aged 10, are hoping to break their personal cube-solving records at the Perth competition. Triston and Taylor Nie are locked in a race they've done countless times before.
