If your not from Australia, and never heard what had happened to Perth, [Where Peppy lives!]
There was a massive hail storm! [Mentioned in the title~]
I just wanted to say, I hope you are alive and well!
Here's the news on the storm~
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/1030636/storm-cuts-power-dumps-hail-in-perth/?rss=yes
Almost 100,000 homes remain without power in Perth after a major storm swept across the city on Monday, causing widespread flooding and damage.
Western Power said 158,000 homes were blacked out at the peak of the storm, at 7pm (WST).
PHOTOS: Ferocious storm batters Perth
NEWSWATCH: Send us your storm pics
By early Tuesday, workers had managed to restore power to some homes, but 95,000 remained without power at 5am.
The largest affected area is in Canning Vale, where 17,000 homes were in darkness on Tuesday morning.
Lightning struck in the local substation yard causing a pole to fall over on to vital equipment, cutting power to six major lines.
Lightning cut power to 9000 homes in Wanneroo at 3am, while there had been widespread powerline trips across the metropolitan area, Western Power said.
Other affected areas were Southern River, Kalamunda, North Beach, Mullaloo, Welshpool, Bentley and Lansdale.
A Western Power spokeswoman said many properties could be without power for several days.
She said the conditions had made it unsafe to switch power onto alternate routes until visual inspections could be done at first light on Tuesday.
A Bureau of Meteorology spokesman said it was one of the biggest storms in Perth for many years, with wind gusts of more than 120km/h and 35mm of rain falling within about eight hours from 9am on Monday.
Emergency services responded to many hundreds of calls for assistance with power lines and trees down, roofs broken and windows smashed.
More storms are forecast to hit the city on Tuesday morning, but they are not expected to match the ferocity of Monday's.
There was a massive hail storm! [Mentioned in the title~]
I just wanted to say, I hope you are alive and well!
Here's the news on the storm~
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/1030636/storm-cuts-power-dumps-hail-in-perth/?rss=yes
Almost 100,000 homes remain without power in Perth after a major storm swept across the city on Monday, causing widespread flooding and damage.
Western Power said 158,000 homes were blacked out at the peak of the storm, at 7pm (WST).
PHOTOS: Ferocious storm batters Perth
NEWSWATCH: Send us your storm pics
By early Tuesday, workers had managed to restore power to some homes, but 95,000 remained without power at 5am.
The largest affected area is in Canning Vale, where 17,000 homes were in darkness on Tuesday morning.
Lightning struck in the local substation yard causing a pole to fall over on to vital equipment, cutting power to six major lines.
Lightning cut power to 9000 homes in Wanneroo at 3am, while there had been widespread powerline trips across the metropolitan area, Western Power said.
Other affected areas were Southern River, Kalamunda, North Beach, Mullaloo, Welshpool, Bentley and Lansdale.
A Western Power spokeswoman said many properties could be without power for several days.
She said the conditions had made it unsafe to switch power onto alternate routes until visual inspections could be done at first light on Tuesday.
A Bureau of Meteorology spokesman said it was one of the biggest storms in Perth for many years, with wind gusts of more than 120km/h and 35mm of rain falling within about eight hours from 9am on Monday.
Emergency services responded to many hundreds of calls for assistance with power lines and trees down, roofs broken and windows smashed.
More storms are forecast to hit the city on Tuesday morning, but they are not expected to match the ferocity of Monday's.
