A flash of lightening appeared throughout Perth's sky on Tuesday night time, adopted by a loud crack of thunder.
The large storm lit up the night time as residents within the metropolis watched from their houses.
From her balcony in North Lake, Pyper Stancer says she noticed an enormous bolt of lightning.
Priscilla in Koondoola exclaimed "oh my lord" as she witnessed the storm rage on.
Fremantle Harbour flashed a purple hue amid the lightning, as a safety digital camera in Port Kennedy round 44km south captured the intensifying climate.
"What we noticed was a low stress system transfer throughout the south-west nook of the state and it had a entrance connected to it," meteorologist Luke Huntington from the Bureau of Meteorology mentioned.
Altogether no less than 370,000 lightning strikes have been reported throughout the south-west, with 30,000 impacting the metro space.
Small hail additionally fell in Wanneroo and lots of areas recorded excessive rainfall.
In Perth, Roleystone recorded probably the most with 22mm, whereas Mandurah had 15mm, Jarrahdale 14mm, and Anketell 8mm.
Essentially the most rainfall recorded to 9am on Wednesday was in Cape Naturaliste within the south-west nook, which obtained 50mm, in line with the BoM.
Perth was hit with one other deluge of rain about lunchtime, and the BoM is warning that extra stormy climate is on its method.
"We're seeing a major chilly entrance transferring via on Sunday so we would see some extra lightning and a few additional rainfall," Huntington mentioned.