A powerful microburst tore through First United Methodist Church in Elgin overnight, leaving the century-old building ...

A massive clean up is underway in Western Australia after a second microburst in just three weeks pummelled the south west.

Headline: Blizzard Warning from TUE 3:00 AM CST until WED 12:00 AM CST Bulletin: ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MST /3 AM CST/ TO 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT ...

Headline: Red Flag Warning from THU 12:00 PM MST until THU 7:00 PM MST Bulletin: ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CST /NOON MST/ TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE ...

The clean-up is underway, while the Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed the wild weather was a "microburst event", rather than a tornado. Thousands of homes are without power after wild weather ...

A Bureau of Meteorology spokesperson said the weather event was likely a microburst storm, which formed on a trough through the area, more than 800km north-east of Perth. The spokesperson said ...