The wild weather caused 32,000 lightning strikes over the Kalgoorlie region in Western Australia.
More rain is forecast for the south-western Western Australia this week after 32,000 lightning strikes hit the Kalgoorlie region.
While the storm produced little rain, lightning activity was a different story, with Weatherzone recording 32,000 strikes in just a day over the Kalgoorlie region.The 500km line of thunderstorms over the Kalgoorlie region in WA. Forecasters say this low will weaken today and continue moving east, passing into South Australia by mid-week, with the rainfall and thunderstorms easing in WA.
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