More rain had already fallen in Adelaide by 5am on Wednesday than any other June day in the last six years.
According to the BOM:
A wet night for #Adelaide. At 5 am: West Tce 27mm, Mt Lofty 42mm, Adelaide Airport 28mm, Parafield 18mm, Aldgate 41mm, Golden Grove 27mm, Marion 22mm. Adelaide’s wettest June day in 6 years, and wettest day since Feb 2017.
Good rainfall around #SouthAustralia overnight – and it’s still raining! As at 5am: Whyalla 23mm, Minnipa 13mm, Clare 28mm, Nuriootpa 17mm, Murray Bridge 15mm, Lameroo 15mm, Keith 11mm. Sthn coasts will have to wait for some cold fronts in the coming days.
Flooding along Tapley’s Hill Rd at Findon across from golf course affecting southbound traffic, especially the inside lane, cars slowing down suddenly. #FIVEAANews #AdelaideNews @FIVEAABreakfast pic.twitter.com/mTKY6wOy6w
— Matthew Pantelis (@MatthewPantelis) June 11, 2019
A wet night for #Adelaide. At 5 am: West Tce 27mm, Mt Lofty 42mm, Adelaide Airport 28mm, Parafield 18mm, Aldgate 41mm, Golden Grove 27mm, Marion 22mm. Adelaide's wettest June day in 6 years, and wettest day since Feb 2017.
— Bureau of Meteorology, South Australia (@BOM_SA) June 11, 2019
Good rainfall around #SouthAustralia overnight – and it's still raining! As at 5am: Whyalla 23mm, Minnipa 13mm, Clare 28mm, Nuriootpa 17mm, Murray Bridge 15mm, Lameroo 15mm, Keith 11mm. Sthn coasts will have to wait for some cold fronts in the coming days. https://t.co/i0VAm2VGXx
— Bureau of Meteorology, South Australia (@BOM_SA) June 11, 2019