Source: Bureau of Meteorology
For people in Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, Lower
Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Mid North, Kangaroo Island, Lower
South East and parts of Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Murraylands and
Upper South East districts.
Issued at 8:50 am Wednesday, 1 July 2020.
Windy conditions over southern parts of SA on Wednesday.
Weather Situation: A cold front will move across southern SA
during Wednesday. It is forecast to reach Eyre Peninsula and
western Kangaroo Island around midday, Adelaide and the South East
coast late afternoon. Strong to damaging north to northwesterly
winds will turn westerly with the front. Squally showers and
isolated thunderstorms to follow.
Strong north to northwesterly winds may become damaging, averaging
50-65 km/h, with gusts of 80-100 km/h, from mid to late Wednesday
morning ahead of the cold front. Inland parts of the eastern
districts won't be affected until the afternoon.
Localised damaging wind gusts in excess of 90 km/h may occur with
and following the cold front, mostly with squally showers and
thunderstorms.
For the Adelaide Metropolitan Area, the strongest winds are likely
from around late afternoon through to late evening.
Locations which may be affected from mid to late Wednesday morning
include Port Lincoln, Mount Barker, Victor Harbor, Strathalbyn and
Burra. From mid afternoon Wednesday other locations which may be
affected include Adelaide, Maitland, Kingscote, Murray Bridge, Robe
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.
01/Jul/2020 09:27 AM