There'll be significantly less beach today than there was before the storm," Mr Tarr said. "Busselton has been one of the worst hit areas in the South West, with widespread power outages, fallen trees and minor structural damage reported.Mayor Grant Henley said the high tides and swell had also caused a lot of damage along the Busselton coast. It was restored to the vast majority by early Monday afternoon, but conditions were preventing substantial repairs from being completed.Western Power said about 13,000 customers in Kalgoorlie had their electricity cut off after a shed blew into a substation.The damaging winds and severe weather lasted for much of the south of the state until well into Monday night before easing off as the storm passed.The unusual weather was the result of a system from ex-Tropical Cyclone Mangga interacting with a cold front. "The SES responded to more than 500 requests for assistance across the state from about 8:00am on Sunday, and Department of Fire and Emergency Services chief superintendent Danny Mosconi told ABC Radio Perth the majority had come from the Perth metropolitan area. "We had 106kph wind gusts at the end of the jetty at 2:00am [on Monday], but at this stage everything looks fine," she said.The storm has come as a costly blow for South West fruit and vegetable growers.Some had only just replanted their crops after a storm tore through the region last month.

"Fortunately, although a large number of people needed assistance, we didn't see too many reports of severe damage. "We also saw very heavy rainfall, but also storm surges along the west coast, and the tides rose much higher than the predicted tide. SA frocks up for awards seasonPictures of police search after woman killed in CBD home

"Perth itself, the heaviest falls have been up in the Hills — we've had falls of 30mm up through Bickley and Perth itself close to 20mm so far," Mr Bennett said.The Wheatbelt had seen falls of about 10–15mm, with coastal areas receiving about 20–30mm.

"It certainly was a very rare event for WA because of the large area affected and the areas which were experiencing dangerous weather conditions," Mr Santos said.

"We replanted, now [the plants] are just coming through and [this storm has] smashed them again. We also had roofs off commercial buildings in Bedford and St James. "We continue to monitor things like asbestos around town, a lot of fences are down. "We had a storm about two-and-a-half weeks ago, and it destroyed them," said Joe Castro, who grows carrots, potatoes and onions at his farm in Myalup. This concludes our live coverage of the storm for today. While strong wind gusts may still be felt in the Perth metropolitan area, they are no longer expected to be considered severe (above 90km/h). WA storm: Thousands without power, buildings damaged in Perth, Geraldton A ferocious “once-in-a-decade” storm system smashed a long stretch of the Western Australia coastline and left a …

Storm damage to a set of apartments on Canning Highway in Attadale, Perth.Storm damage to a set of apartments on Canning Highway in Attadale, Perth.A light plane has been flipped over by 100km/h winds at Rottnest.The damage to Sandra Pittman's spare bedroom in her Virgilia St in Forrestfield.Storm damage to a home on Morris Drive in Forrestfield, Perth.Underage mutant ninja turtle, and other heroes in cellsEveryone’s a winner, baby! "There's a significant amount of erosion and impact on coastal infrastructure.