As rainfall records for May across the Pilbara continue to tumble, the Bureau of Meteorology is warning another cloud band is expected to dump between 100 and 150 millimetres around Port Hedland.
Pelting rain across the Pilbara during May has seen the Northwest Coastal Highway closed twice, other major roads flooded, and 11 sitesMajor roads across the region are closed due to flash floodingThevenard Island has broken a 20-year rainfall record for the month of May, with the Bureau of Meteorology saying the island has recorded 298.6 millimetres so far this month.
Other sites which have broken all-time rainfall records include Mardie, Mount Florance, Yarraloola Homestead, Coolawanyah, Yalleen, Karratha Aero, Sherlock and Red Hill.More sites could be added to the list when final rainfall figures for the month come in on Tuesday. "Since 9am yesterday, Roebourne has been the top performer with 105mm of rainfall reported there, Port Hedland's had 80mm and Karratha's had 75mm," she said.The Department of Fire and Emergency Service has had 21 requests for assistance for its SES units over the weekend.
Mr Lawrence said it took about 30 centimetres of water travelling over the road to destabilise a vehicle, including four-wheel drives.Mr Lawrence said DFES crews put themselves at risk every time they went out to help people.
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