After severe thunderstorms hit SA, what will the weather be like for Australia v India test?

After hundreds of properties around the state were left without electricity after a severe thunderstorm lashed parts of SA, will it still be wet for the start of the cricket on Friday afternoon?

If you’re going to the cricket in Adelaide on Friday, make sure you bring a brolly.

A severe thunderstorm overnight left hundreds of homes without power across South Australia – and more could be on its way on Friday afternoon.

The storm left more than 1500 properties with outages, ranging from Port Neill on the Eyre Peninsula to Middleton on the Fleurieu Peninsula. By 11am on Friday they were still in the dark.

And the tropical weather will linger this afternoon. The bureau is forecasting possible showers or thunderstorms – possible severe – during the afternoon for the first day of the Adelaide Test, with a top temperature of 33C for Adelaide.

“We will see some showers on and off .. possible a thunderstorm. But later in the afternoon that risk will decrease,” the bureau’s Simon Timke told FIVEAA.

The Adelaide area saw 2-3mm of rain overnight, while the Hills had around 2-5mm. It was much heavier elsewhere in the state, with Coober Pedy copping 16mm, Roxby Downs 14.6mm and Ceduna 14mm.

Winds also were fierce, with a maximum of 78km/h recorded at Adelaide Airport, Parafield and Roseworthy in the early hours of Friday morning.

On Thursday, the Bureau of Meteorology released a severe thunderstorm warning with damaging winds and heavy rainfall expected to form across the Nullarbor towards the Lower Eyre Peninsula.

Despite temperatures reaching 40C across the state on Thursday, including the Eyre Peninsula, a warning was issued by the BOM at 5.24pm.

The Bureau of Meteorology released a severe thunderstorm warning with damaging winds and heavy rainfall expected to form across the Nullarbor towards the Lower Eyre Peninsula.

“Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours,” the warning read.

“Locations which may be affected include Ceduna, Cleve, Maralinga, Oak Valley, Cummins and Tumby Bay.”

The State Emergency Service advised the region to stay vigilant by securing loose items on their properties, moving cars away from large trees, watch for fallen power lines, do not go through flood water and stay indoors if possible.