Perth and the South West have been smashed by wild weather, with flash flooding and destructive winds overnight reaching more than 100km/h.

Thousands of homes were left in the dark as the storm rolled in, with more wild weather still on the radar for Tuesday.

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DFES duty district officer Steve Summerton told Gareth Parker on 6PR Breakfast that SES volunteers had responded to 305 requests for assistance from the community since Sunday.

“Most of the damage was water egress into houses through blocked drains or gutters, there were some reports of trees falling onto patios and roofs …but no major damage that I was aware of,” he said.

9 News Perth reporter Ezra Holt told Parker the destructive weather had caused a massive gum tree to fall in South Lake.

“Obviously a dangerous situation but it has been cleared now,” he said.

The SES and DFES fielded hundreds of calls for assistance, as suburbs were flooded with heavy rains and left without power, including 1600 homes in and around Mundaring and more than 3500 across the state, with more than 60mm of rain falling over Perth since Sunday evening.

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Highest wind gusts recorded since Monday evening:
Cape Naturaliste: 107 km/h at 10:56pm
Rottnest Island: 102 km/h at 8:01 pm
Bickley: 98 km/h at 9:29pm
Busselton Jetty: 95km/h at 7:22pm
Ocean Reef: 93 km/h at 9:16 pm

Perth is being smashed by wild weather, with flash flooding and destructive winds.

Thousands of homes were left in the dark as the storm rolled in… and we’re being warned, the worst is still to come. #9News @ZarishaBradley9 pic.twitter.com/QLxYNIyzY8

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