1/108A huge pine tree fell on this Crafers house after Thursday night’s wild weather, crushing the shed. Picture: Roger Wyman
Pictures: SA superstorm and its chaotic aftermath
EXTRAORDINARY images of the storm, blackout and floods from our photographers and readers.
2/108A huge pine tree fell on this Crafers house after Thursday night’s wild weather, crushing the shed. Picture: Roger Wyman
3/108A huge pine tree fell on this Crafers house after Thursday night’s wild weather, crushing the shed. Picture: Roger Wyman
4/108Flooding at the Torrens weir. Picture: Campbell Brodie
5/108Flooding at the Torrens weir. Picture: Campbell Brodie
6/108Flooding of the North Para River in the Barossa. Craig Wilson, who manages the Nuriootpa swimming pool, waits for flood water to subside. Picture: Dean Martin
7/108Flooding of the North Para River in the Barossa. Craig Wilson, who manages the Nuriootpa swimming pool, waits for flood water to subside. Picture: Dean Martin
8/108Flooding of the North Para River in the Barossa. A car gets stranded at Lights Pass. Picture: Dean Martin
9/108Flooding of the North Para River around Tanunda. Picture: Matt Turner
10/108Kyle Brand took photos of his brother Daniel Brand attempting to surf in their flooded yard in Willunga South. Picture: Donna Chess
11/108Kyle Brand took photos of his brother Daniel Brand attempting to surf in their flooded yard in Willunga South. Picture: Donna Chess
12/108Flooding of the North Para River in the Barossa. Picture: Dean Martin
13/108Flooding of the North Para River in the Barossa. Luke Bartsch stands at the front of his property in Tanunda and watches nervously as the river rises. Picture: Dean Martin
14/108A park is inundated with water from the North Para River, at the entrance to Tanunda. Picture: Dean Martin
15/108Flooding of the North Para River in the Barossa. Picture: Dean Martin
16/108Flooding of the North Para River in the Barossa. Picture: Dean Martin.
17/108Local abalone divers Philip Penalurick, David Buckland and Daryl Carrison look at 9m swells pounding Cape Carnot, at Whalers Way on the Eyre Peninsula. Picture: Robert Lang
18/108High tides inundating houses at Port Broughton. Picture: Sonny Coombs
19/108High winds brought this tree down on to the roof of a property on Flora Tce. Prospect. Picture: Bianca De Marchi
20/108Owner Robert Bott points to the damage done to the home after a tree fell on it. He’s pictured with his daughter Juliette. Photo: Naomi Jellicoe
21/108A fallen tree blocking the road on Otranto Street in Bridgewater. Photo Naomi Jellicoe
22/108CFS and SES crews at a house in Upper Sturt damaged by a fallen tree this evening. Photo: Naomi Jellicoe
23/108The storm brought down this light pole down on Semaphore Road. Photo: Dean Martin
24/108Storm damage north of Melrose in the Flinders Ranges. Picture: Dylan Coker
25/108Storm damage north of Melrose in the Flinders Ranges. Picture: Dylan Coker
26/108Seafoam extends into the Moana car park . Picture: Rowan Wilson
27/108The Trinity Lutheran Church in Blyth, in the Mid North, lost its roof. Picture: Dylan Coker
28/108Trinity Lutheran Church in Blyth lost its roof. Picture: Dylan Coker
29/108Downed trees at Blyth in the Mid North. Picture: Dylan Coker
30/108A dam at a vineyard in Greenock burst its banks, flooding the vineyard and surrounding area. Picture: Tricia Watkinson.
31/108A partially submerged park bench along the Patawalonga in Glenelg North. Picture: Naomi Jellicoe
32/108A lone surfer enjoys the big swells at Brighton. Picture: Naomi Jellicoe
33/108A lone surfer enjoys the big swells at Brighton. Picture: Naomi Jellicoe
34/108The front of Gallery Yampu is flooded by the Port River at Birkenhead. Picture: Bianca De Marchi
35/108Flooded Armagh Creek near Clare. Picture: Dylan Coker
36/108Flooded Armagh Creek near Clare. Picture: Dylan Coker
37/108A massive uprooted tree in Blyth, in the Mid North. Picture: Dylan Coker
38/108Noarlunga Jetty during the storm. Picture: Tait Schmaal.
39/108Verdun CFS crews sand bag on Onkaparinga Valley Rd. Picture: Dean Martin
40/108Fast-flowing Brownhill Creek ... but not burst its bank just yet.
41/108Mark Baryczka helps his neighbour Rebecca Francis sand bag her driveway, on Onkaparinga Valley Rd. Picture: Dean Martin
42/108In beach foam at Port Willunga. Picture: Tait Schmaal.
43/108Coles Norwood, completely out of meat after the storm. Picture: Matt Loxton
44/108Luke Byrne at Aldinga Beach with a tree uprooted in his front yard. Picture: Tait Schmaal
45/108ETSA Utilities workers remove a shredded trampoline from a power pole in Collins Street, Ceduna. Picture: Andrew Brooks
46/108CFS repair power lines down at Aldinga Beach. Picture: Tait Schmaal.
47/10828/9/16. Flood Watch. Susanna Parkinson with her kids Octavia - 7yrs and Banjo - 5yrs eating dinner by candle light Pic: Keryn Stevens
48/108Bill Alexopoulos lost part of the roof of his Aldinga Beach home. Picture: Tait Schmaal
49/108A lone surfer makes the most of the big waves at Christies Beach. Picture: Tait Schmaal
50/108Jess Libbis and Troy Peck check the flow of Brownhill Creek at Torrens Park. Picture: Campbell Brodie
51/108A chef rolls out the barbecue to feed guests at the Stamford Grand in Glenelg. Picture: Janice Guerra
52/108Cars head home near Verdun, on the Onkaparinga Valley Rd. Picture: Dean Martin
53/108A road closed near the Onkaparinga River at Oakbank. Picture: Jordana Schriever
54/108A car is crushed by a tree at Port Lincoln. Picture: Robert Lang
55/108CFS crews hard at work at Verdun. Picture: Dean Martin
56/108Sen-Constable Brian Strathearn directs traffic on North Tce and King William St. Picture: Campbell Brodie
57/108This Chinatown stall-holder ab-libbed to continue to cook through the power black-out. Picture: Joshua Turko
58/108... and the storm rolls in. Picture: Marian Martin
59/108A young resident does his bit during flooding at Verdun. Picture: Mark Baryczka
60/108A barbecue sits on soggy ground. Picture: Mark Baryczka
61/108A lone police officer directing Adelaide CBD traffic in darkness. Picture: Emma Brasier
62/108An officer directing evening traffic around the city. Picture: Emma Brasier
63/108Commuters boarding a bus in the city after a momentary easing of the rain. Picture: Emma Brasier
64/108Police directing traffic in the city. Picture: Emma Brasier
65/108The power outage plunged the city in darkness. Image taken from Windy Point. Picture: Tricia Watkinson
66/108SES chief officer Chris Beattie addressing a media conference with Premier Jay Weatherill. Picture: Emma Brasier
67/108Premier Jay Weatherill addressing a media conference together with Police Commissioner Grant Stevens. Picture: Emma Brasier
68/108Police directing traffic at Victoria Square in belting rain with the traffic gone. Trams and trains have been hit by the outages. Picture: Greg Higgs
69/108Rooves ripped properties, including a church in Blyth in the Clare Valley. Picture: Michelle Morris/Plains Producer Newspaper
70/108Blowing a gale at William Creek. Picture: William Creek Hotel Facebook page
71/108PBlowing a gale at William Creek. Picture: William Creek Hotel Facebook page
72/108Blowing a gale at William Creek. Picture: William Creek Hotel Facebook page
73/108Cleve is pummelled by a hailstorm. Picture: Chris Taran
74/108Cleve is pummelled by a hailstorm. Picture: Chris Taran
75/108A roof damaged by the hailstom at Cleve. Picture: Julie Minge
76/108Hail smashes Cleve. Picture: Julie Minge
77/108The storm system rolling over Port Augusta power station. Picture: Craig Element. Source: Facebook
78/108Streets flooded in Whyalla. Picture: Nadz Neyrizi. Source: Facebook.
79/108Here "she" comes! Looking from Kingston Park down the coastline. Picture: Marian Martin via Instagram Marianmartinphotographyaus.
80/108Wet weather in Victoria Square, Adelaide. Picture: Greg Higgs
81/108Wet weather in Victoria Square, Adelaide. Picture: Greg Higgs
82/108Wet weather in the CBD. Roxanne Crook and Bernadette Libby duck for cover under their umbrellas. Picture: Roy Van der Vegt
83/108People grab last-minute sandbags at the Burnside CFS station. Picture: Tait Schmaal
84/108A rush for sandbags at the Burnside CFS station. Picture: Tait Schmaal.
85/108Going fast: Sandbags are in demand at the Burnside CFS station. Picture: Tait Schmaal.
86/108Wet weather in Victoria Square, Adelaide. Picture: Greg Higgs
87/108Wet weather in Victoria Square, Adelaide. Picture: Greg Higgs
88/108Wet weather in Victoria Square, Adelaide. Picture: Greg Higgs
89/108A lightning strike downs a tree outside at Myrtle Bank. Picture: Tait Schmaal
90/108Wet weather in Victoria Square, Adelaide. Picture: Greg Higgs
91/108Wet weather in Victoria Square, Adelaide. Picture: Greg Higgs
92/108Wet weather in Victoria Square, Adelaide. Picture: Greg Higgs
93/108The swollen Onkaparinga River at Old Noarlunga. Picture: Bianca De Marchi
94/108The power cuts have hit Adelaide Airport, leaving travellers stranded. Pic: Tricia Watkinson
95/108School students jumping puddles at Victoria Square, Adelaide. Picture Greg Higgs
96/108Jumping puddles at Victoria Square, Adelaide. Picture: Greg Higgs
97/108A caravan is flipped over on its side near Blyth. Picture: Michelle Morris/Plain Producer Newspaper
98/108Giant hail in Blyth. Picture: Tanya Penna/Plains Producer Newspaper
99/108Damage to a backyard in Blyth. Picture: Allison Mason/Plains Producer Newspaper
100/108Barman Lachlan Haynes at an empty Torrens Arms Hotel. Picture: Keryn Stevens
101/108A police officer guiding traffic on King William Street in darkness. Photo: Naomi Jellicoe
102/108Power outage closed the Adelaide Railway Station. Picture: Calum Robertson
103/108King William Street plunged into darkness. Picture: Naomi Jellicoe
104/108The power outage closed the Adelaide Railway Station. Picture: Calum Robertson
105/108The power outage brought traffic to a standstill on North Tce. Picture: Calum Robertson
106/108Commuters line up for buses on King William Street. Picture: Calum Robertson
107/108Storm clouds laden with heavy rain approaching Blyth. Picture: Tanya Bertelsmeier/Plains Producer Newspaper
108/108Severe winds toppled at least 22 electricity transmission towers, shutting down the state’s power supplies. Picture: Debbie Prosser
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