BOM warns South Australia to expect wet and windy weekend
kiwijims said
07:24 PM Aug 4, 2017
South Australia is bracing for several days of severe winter weather, with flood alerts, gale warnings and road closures for areas including Adelaide and the neighbouring Mount Lofty Ranges.
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Forecast heavy rain for Adelaide and the hills region over the weekend has prompted the State Emergency Service (SES) to announce sandbags will be made available from six depots between 10:00am and 2:00pm on Saturday.
Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecaster Matt Collopy said they were set to be the most severe conditions so far this winter.
"It is certainly a very wet and windy weekend expected. There's a series of fronts to move through ... a really strong one moving through on Saturday evening and into Sunday," he said.
"This is certainly the strongest one we've seen this winter."
Heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and even some hail are expected, Mr Collopy said.
Be careful on the roads People. !!!
K.J.
-- Edited by kiwijims on Friday 4th of August 2017 07:27:12 PM
Desert Dweller said
07:54 PM Aug 4, 2017
We're all up in QLD enjoying 22-27 degree temperatures, swimming in the pool & thinking who would be stupid enough to be camping in SA at this time of the year.
DeBe said
09:39 PM Aug 4, 2017
Quite happy here in SA 24deg C in the lounge room with a wood fire (free wood from back paddock). Wind & rain not a problem, that's out side.
matildatraveller said
11:02 AM Aug 6, 2017
Hi DB,
At first, I asked myself- what part of SA is this GN in? I am here visiting family and have had to scurry my camper to their house last night because I was being blown my out to sea and only 6 degrees brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..............!!!! Then I read on and found you were INSIDE..... Ha Ha Ha !!! Nearly had me there, I am heading off back to QLD on Wednesday but would like to play catch-up if your in the Henley Beach or close by areas?? Gwynnie
DeBe said
02:54 PM Aug 6, 2017
Hi Matildatraveler, Live at Yorketown on the Yorke peninsular. Yes it is breezy & wet outside but its not as windy as it was in about January when the local church was unroofed & that was summertime. At least the cold & wet has killed off most of the mouse plague. Our daughter lives in Cairns & its too hot & humid for me. Daryl.
matildatraveller said
10:36 PM Aug 6, 2017
Hi Daryl & Leslie,
Great spot the Yorke Peninsula, I spent a few days looking around your location last year. Picked up a few beautiful blue swimmer crabs off the Ardrossan Jetty too, while there!! Thought I might try to post spectacular photos I took with my daughter at the Henley Beach Jetty today , cold, wet & wild! There were about ten (10) surfer dudes running along the jetty with their boards dropping onto the huge waves off the landing, a great sight to see young people making the most of what nature supplied!
Gwynnie
-- Edited by matildatraveller on Sunday 6th of August 2017 10:41:18 PM
South Australia is bracing for several days of severe winter weather, with flood alerts, gale warnings and road closures for areas including Adelaide and the neighbouring Mount Lofty Ranges.
Forecast heavy rain for Adelaide and the hills region over the weekend has prompted the State Emergency Service (SES) to announce sandbags will be made available from six depots between 10:00am and 2:00pm on Saturday.
Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecaster Matt Collopy said they were set to be the most severe conditions so far this winter.
"It is certainly a very wet and windy weekend expected. There's a series of fronts to move through ... a really strong one moving through on Saturday evening and into Sunday," he said.
"This is certainly the strongest one we've seen this winter."
Heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and even some hail are expected, Mr Collopy said.
Be careful on the roads People. !!!
K.J.
-- Edited by kiwijims on Friday 4th of August 2017 07:27:12 PM
We're all up in QLD enjoying 22-27 degree temperatures, swimming in the pool & thinking who would be stupid enough to be camping in SA at this time of the year.
Hi DB,
At first, I asked myself- what part of SA is this GN in? I am here visiting family and have had to scurry my camper to their house last night because I was being blown my out to sea and only 6 degrees brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..............!!!! Then I read on and found you were INSIDE..... Ha Ha Ha !!! Nearly had me there, I am heading off back to QLD on Wednesday but would like to play catch-up if your in the Henley Beach or close by areas?? Gwynnie
Hi Daryl & Leslie,
Great spot the Yorke Peninsula, I spent a few days looking around your location last year. Picked up a few beautiful blue swimmer crabs off the Ardrossan Jetty too, while there!! Thought I might try to post spectacular photos I took with my daughter at the Henley Beach Jetty today , cold, wet & wild! There were about ten (10) surfer dudes running along the jetty with their boards dropping onto the huge waves off the landing, a great sight to see young people making the most of what nature supplied!
Gwynnie
-- Edited by matildatraveller on Sunday 6th of August 2017 10:41:18 PM