SES respond to 200 callouts as heavy rains bring flooding to Adelaide
Rain has fallen across Adelaide and the Hills, making it the wettest day since June 2019. Almost 200 incidents have needed SES help.
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Heavy rain in Adelaide led to almost 200 State Emergency Service call-outs to deal with flooding and other weather-related incidents.
SES duty controller Ian Bonython said most involved rain leaking through roofs with broken tiles, blocked gutters or domestic drains and minor surface flooding across roads.
“Our volunteers have done an amazing job,” he said.
“There have been 216 callouts and 190 have been from the weather event which came through Adelaide.”
Almost 30mm of rain was recorded at the West Terrace weather station after a front passed through the state, helping quell the Cherry Gardens fire in the Adelaide Hills.
The reports of flooding were scattered around the metropolitan area, with Port Adelaide, the inner west and south the hardest hit.
Chester St just off Goodwood Road at Colonel Light Gardens had severe flooding into the afternoon, from 3.30pm, clearing off within an hour.
The Grove Shopping Centre also saw flooding which required mopping.
Another major thoroughfare, Unley Road, was flooded during peak hour at 5pm.
Other suburbs including Lockleys, Largs Bay, Woodville South, Plympton, Mile End and Prospect saw isolated flooding.
Longwood, near the epicentre of the Cherry Gardens fire, recorded 35mm of rain while at Kuitpo, 21.8mm had fallen and Mount Lofty had 28.6mm. Outside Adelaide, Cape Willoughby recorded 15mm, Kingscote 12mm and Kadina 11.6mm.
Large areas of the state remain on flood alert for Tuesday, with up to 80mm of rain possible in some parts.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a warning for parts of the North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral, Flinders Ranges, Mid North, Riverland and Eastern Eyre Peninsula districts.
Heavy falls of 40-80mm over the south of the North East Pastoral District, the Flinders Ranges, southeast of the North West Pastoral District, Riverland, Eastern Eyre Peninsula and northern parts of Mid North were possible.
“Heavy rainfall may cause ponding and overland flow, together with rises in local creeks and riverbank flooding,” a BOM spokeswoman said.
“Roads may be impacted.”
Hills residents and firefighters were relieved on Monday as heavy rain arrived, though it also hampered fire control measures in some areas.
“It’ll probably take all of the morning to moisten up the lower levels of the atmosphere,” Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Mark Anolak said earlier on Monday.
“From about midday onwards will be our best chance of picking up some good rainfall.”
Lightning is expected but it will be accompanied by the rain, decreasing the risk of starting more fires.
The bureau said rain fell heavily in the Far North, including 27mm at Oodnadatta. Flood warnings were active for Monday including the Flinders Ranges and eastern Eyre Peninsula.
On Sunday, Adelaide reached 42.7C, Port Augusta 45.3C and Mount Gambier 40.5C.
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