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January 2022 Storms – community information

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is predicting the possibility of severe storms on Thursday 6 January and Friday 7 January for the ACT. The ACT Emergency Services...

Update - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the ACT

Update - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the ACT The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 4:05 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on the weather radar near The...

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the ACT

At 2:54 pm The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the ACT region over the next several hours. Damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy...

3:00PM Severe Thunderstorm Update

Our whole of agency response to the Monday afternoon severe storms is ongoing and will likely continue into the tail end of the week. As of 3:00pm this afternoon the...

6:30 AM Severe Thunderstorm Update

The ACT State Emergency Service has received 436 requests for assistance following a severe thunderstorm on Monday evening.   Crews worked through the night to attend...

2330 Severe Thunderstorm Update

As of 11:30 PM the ACT State Emergency Service has received 436 requests for assistance following a severe thunderstorm impact in the ACT on 3 January 2021. 35 crews...

7:30 PM Severe Thunderstorm Update

As of 7:30 PM the ACT State Emergency Service has received more than 190 requests for assistance following a severe thunderstorm impact in the ACT on 3 January...

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the ACT

The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 5:20 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on the weather radar near Belconnen, Canberra Civic, Hall, Gungahlin and South...