Remote Lombadina community under water after 180mm deluge This satellite image of the Kimberley shows the thunderstorm activity which delivered a 180mm deluge to Lombadina, north of Broome. The remote Aboriginal community of Lombadina, in the Kimberley, would be under water today after 180mm of rain fell late yesterday. THE remote Aboriginal community of Lombadina in the Kimberley would be under water today after a massive 180mm was dumped on it late yesterday. Rain started falling about 10am and by 4.30pm the community, about 170km north of Broome, had recorded 20mm. Then it really started to rain. Tropical thunderstorms hit the area and in half an hour, from 5pm to 5.30pm, the community's weather station recorded a staggering 40mm of rain. In seven hours, from 4.30pm to 11.30pm, 160mm fell and by midnight 182mm had been recorded in just over 12 hours. There were other heavy falls in the region, with nearby Cape Leveque recording 158mm and Cygnet Bay 155mm in the 24 hours to 9am today. Derby had 33mm and Troughton Island 37mm. Forecast for the rest of today Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley and northeast Interior gradually clearing from the south. Showers in southern and eastern districts, contracting to the south coast and Eucla during the afternoon. Thunderstorms possible in the southeast, clearing later. A cold front which dumped heavy rain on parts of the South West on Sunday night and early Monday delivered more good news for some farmers in the south-east yesterday. Lake Grace and Newdegate in the south-east Wheatbelt got 30mm and Ongerup 17mm, while further east Munglinup got another 28mm and Esperance 20mm. There were also other falls of 20mm or more in the south of the state with Jacup, receiving 24mm and Wagin 17mm.