Storm approaching 28th May onwards

[bajdas]

IDS20217
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia Regional Office

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING for DAMAGING WINDS

For people in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Eastern
Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island and parts of the West Coast
districts.

Issued at 4:00 PM Monday, 28 May 2007.

A low is expected to develop south of the Bight overnight, then move steadily to
the southeast. Northerly winds are expected to strengthen overnight, reaching
50-65 km/h over parts of Yorke Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges and Kangaroo Island
early Tuesday morning.

A front associated with the low is expected to affect the West Coast and Eyre
Peninsula from about 3 am, bringing squally west to southwest winds, averaging
50-65 km/h with peak gusts in excess of 90 km/h. Localised damage to property
may occur. Locations which may be affected include Port Lincoln, Ceduna, Mount
Barker and Victor Harbor.

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.

The next warning is due to be issued by 7:00 PM.

Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's
website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 215. The Bureau and State Emergency
Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.

[5271rescue]

Thanks for that,boy am I safe hate to see my pizza car get blown away in a storm before I start my holidays.....

[Robert-Robert34]

While the wind is gonna be bad we definately need the rain :wink: just pray that we dont end up seeing cows and sheep flying through the air cause of the wind  :roll:

[bajdas]

29 May 2007 - 5:00 PM

Location : South Australia

Media Release : SES Storm Update

Storm Update

State Emergency Service Volunteers have responded to 98 calls for assistance from the public since midnight last night.

The focus of the storm was on the Adelaide metropolitan area with most damage reported in the southern suburbs, Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula.

Key metropolitan Units including Western Adelaide, Sturt, Prospect, Metro South, Noarlunga and Tea Tree Gully have attended incidents including trees down, structural damage to houses, trees on electricity lines, minor flooding and roof damage.

Dozens of trees were blown down or damaged and SES crews responded to tree damage calls from Noarlunga, Elizabeth, Port Willunga, Maslins Beach, Coromandel Valley, Henley Beach, Sturt, Modbury North, Crafers, Wistow, Hawthorndene, Mt Barker, Port Lincoln and Macclesfield

Minor flooding and water entering houses were reported in Noarlunga, Tea Tree Gully, Somerton Park, Hackney, Port Willunga and Uraidla.

Buildings were damaged at Henley Beach, Happy Valley, Somerton Park, Hardwicke Bay and Port Lincoln.

The Riverland and South East reported no callouts, and North Region had only two minor storm damage callouts.

For emergency storm and flood response call the SES on 132 500

For media information call Judith Bleechmore on <mobile phone #>

Click on the URL below to go to the full text of the message

http://www.ses.sa.gov.au/newmedia/articleDetail.asp?pArticleID=26

[probie_boy]

So how long did this storm actually go for? would've been pushing a week in my opinion with on and off heavy rain and winds...

[bajdas]

So how long did this storm actually go for? would've been pushing a week in my opinion with on and off heavy rain and winds...

SES State Control Centre active from 00:01 29th for almost 24 hours. many taskings handled via normal methods since that time.

On the 29th, during the afternoon I was heading home and observed the Onkaparinga River very high due to a wind blown (storm) high tide. I estimate it was within 0.5m before affecting carparks at Port Noarlunga.

Now they are worried about localised flooding because the ground is saturated. Get some debris blocking a drain & we could have problems.

Reservoirs have a long way before full though, so nothing major yet.