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Tens of thousands of cars were damaged by the hail. The cost of fixing the dented panels was high, owing to the hundreds of dents involved, so many of these damaged cars were written off by the insurance companies covering the damage. However, as these vehicles only suffered superficial damage they
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Mandurah and surrounding areas. However, the storm had begun to move further inland, resulting in no hail reported in Mandurah or Rockingham, and 17.4 millimetres (0.69 in) at
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and temperatures combined with a low to the west of
Western Australia to cause rare northerly winds to occur. This meant any storms that formed would be pushed southwards instead of the normal easterly pattern.
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million within the first 24 hours. It was identified as the most expensive natural disaster in
Western Australia's history, and was declared a natural disaster by the
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2.8 millimetres (0.11 in) of rain for the month). However, on 21 and 22 March 2010, high surface
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to thousands of homes were interrupted until the next day, and the storms led to an estimated $ 200
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577:"90,000 homes still without power"
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875:2010s in Perth, Western Australia
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543:MacDonald, Kim (25 March 2010).
489:"Perth reeling from freak storm"
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870:Natural disasters in Australia
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50:2010 Western Australian storms
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810:"cracked windscreen | NovaFM"
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849:Categories
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319:Dwellingup
306:Jarrahdale
275:Hailstones
231:Jurien Bay
156:dew points
454:Footnotes
363:Katanning
283:Nollamara
263:Joondalup
208:Wheatbelt
167:Geraldton
139:Melbourne
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427:See also
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267:Wanneroo
216:Gascoyne
193:Mandurah
177:, where
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152:Mandurah
96:Mandurah
820:31 July
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323:Waroona
291:Wembley
287:Craigie
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