The Bureau of Meteorology has released a severe weather warning for DAMAGING WINDS for Adelaide metro and parts of SA.
According to the BOM:
“For people in Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Mid North, Kangaroo Island, Riverland, Murraylands, Upper South East, Lower South East and parts of Lower Eyre Peninsula and Flinders districts.
“A cold front will enter the far west of the State this evening, reaching Nullarbor around midnight. The front will continue to move east over central and eastern districts on Friday.
“Well ahead of the front, north to northwesterly winds averaging 50-65 km/h with isolated damaging gusts of 90-100 km/h are forecast to develop over parts of the warning from around midnight. Areas likely to be initially affected are near and lee of elevated terrain on Eyre Peninsula and through the southern Mount Lofty Ranges.
“These winds will begin to become more widely experienced over remaining central and eastern parts of the warning area after sunrise on Friday, before easing early afternoon.
“For the Adelaide area this is not expected to be a high impact event, however some localised damaging gusts may occur during Friday morning.
“Locations which may be affected include Cleve, Victor Harbor, Strathalbyn, Whyalla, Maitland, Kingscote, Clare, Murray Bridge, Renmark, Naracoorte and Mount Gambier.”
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move vehicles under cover or away from trees;
* Secure or put away loose items around your property.
* Stay indoors, away from windows, while conditions are severe.
Northerly winds are expected to increase on Friday ahead of a front and there is some risk of low-end damaging winds occurring in parts of the warning area. Check details at: https://t.co/09ed7fDrM2 pic.twitter.com/K3fqY1NIwR
— Bureau of Meteorology, South Australia (@BOM_SA) August 9, 2018
