ACT braces for warmer, stormier conditions
Canberrans are being urged to prepare their homes for severe weather as the ACT's storm season begins today.
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A powerful low-sweeping storm out of WA will dump heavy rain, unleash severe thunderstorms and trigger fresh flooding across southeast and central Australia.
Australia's alps have been blanketed by snow just in time for the school holidays following the worst start to a season in decades.
About 9000 homes and businesses across Canberra lost power during severe storms overnight, with electricity restored to most users by Thursday morning.
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The worst is yet to come for millions as a storm of rare power lashes Australia's west coast, leaving thousands without power.
Severe weather has battered Australia's eastern seaboard, with huge rainfall totals recorded in multiple states triggering flash flooding.
A state has been warned climate change-linked weather hazards endanger almost a fifth of the value of major infrastructure assets.
The storm season has officially ended, with emergency crews responding to more than 800 incidents across the ACT since late 2025.
The damage brought by Tropical Cyclone Narelle in the worst-hit areas is still being assessed but recovery will not be swift.
Residents in the firing line of a destructive ex-tropical cyclone have been warned to remain vigilant, with damaging winds and heavy rain still to come.
Eastern states have been lashed with heavy rain and strong winds as skiers rejoice after fresh snow lands the first powder of the season.
Top End locals are anxiously watching river levels as ex-tropical cyclone Narelle moves west, triggering flood warnings in Western Australia's Kimberley region.
Tropical Cyclone Narelle has crossed into its second Australia jurisdiction, bring with it the threat of further flooding for sodden communities.
Remote Top End residents are bracing for destructive winds, heavy rain and flash flooding as a major cyclone approaches its second landfall.
