Ex-cyclone Mitchell crosses WA coast amid flood warnings

Ex-cyclone Mitchell made landfall as a tropical low system in Western Australia overnight, but weather warnings remain in place.

The category 2 storm weakened enough to lose cyclone status before it crossed the coast at 1am at Shark Bay, about 15km south of Wooramel Roadhouse.

Before making landfall, the storm brought heavy rain and damaging winds to that region of Western Australia, with gusts of 107km/hr at Carnarvon, and of 85km/hr at Shark Bay yesterday, the Bureau of Meteorology's Sarah Scully said.

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Since 9am yesterday, 132mm of rain had been recorded at Gascoyne Junction, and 104mm at Shark Bay.

The Kimberleys also continued to cop a soaking, with 122mm recorded at Mount Winifred.

More heavy rain and strong winds are expected in the region today, with a severe weather warning in place for the Central West, Central Wheat Belt, and parts of the Gascoyne district.

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Falls of about 50mm to 80mm in 24 hours are expected, with isolated totals of 120mm forecast.

Wind gusts could reach 90km/hr this morning, but are expected to ease into the afternoon, Scully said.

The Bureau's weather warning also said flash flooding was expected, with people urged to avoid driving through floodwaters.

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