Source: Bureau of Meteorology

For people in Mount Lofty Ranges, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East and parts of Murraylands districts.

Issued at 4:21 pm Wednesday, 6 September 2023.
Possible damaging winds in parts of southern SA from late Thursday afternoon.

Weather Situation: A cold front will cross South Australia early Thursday morning with strengthening westerly winds expected behind the front. A strong and gusty south to southwesterly change is then expected on Thursday night with a trough as a deep low pressure system develops over waters to the southeast of the state.

Locally DAMAGING WINDS averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of 90 to 100 km/h are possible about the Mt Lofty Ranges from late Thursday afternoon in the westerly winds ahead of the trough, expected to ease late Thursday night.

Locally DAMAGING WINDS averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of 90 to 100 km/h are then likely to extend to Kangaroo island, the Upper South East and the Lower South East with the south to southwesterly change later on Thursday evening, and then expected to ease before dawn on Friday morning.

Locations which may be affected include Mount Gambier, Murray Bridge, Kingscote, Naracoorte, Meningie and Bordertown.

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.