 The magnitude of the devastation to the vegetation in this area resembled a place being destroyed by bushfires.In the town of Broome, the maximum wind gust recorded was 153 km/h (95 mph), recorded at the Broome aerodrome, as well as recording 163.8 mm (6.45 in) of rain for the 24 hours up to 9 a.m. WST (0100 UTC) on 20 April.Vegetation in this area were badly damaged, particularly the African Mahogany trees which were either snapped off or uprooted.