The Sydney Morning Herald | More than 5000 homes without power as storm hits WA The Sydney Morning Herald Thousands of West Australians have woken to a home without power as storms bringing thunder and lightning dumped up to 40 millimetres of rain over the state on Sunday morning. Lightning storm over Perth. Photo: Dean Kelley, Twitter. A severe weather ... Perth weather: Western Australia's South West and Peel regions receive between 30mm and 39mm of rain |