Roads reopen after weekend of wild weather in Adelaide caused roads to flood, landslides and high tides

Roads forced to close due to flooding have reopened after a weekend deluge caused chaos across Adelaide.

Adelaide’s CBD recorded its wettest day so far this year on Sunday as wild weather caused road closures and trees to fall.

Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Simon Timcke said the severe weather warning for Monday had been cancelled but there were still “plenty of showers” expected.

Cudlee Creek Rd at Cudlee Creek was blocked in both directions due to a landslide near the Hannaford Road intersection but reopened about 7pm Sunday

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Cudlee Creek Road at Cudlee Creek is blocked in both directions due to a landslide near the Hannaford Road intersection. Please avoid the area if possible. pic.twitter.com/j0z98j8s6U

— South Australia Police (@SAPoliceNews) June 5, 2022

Noah Saunders took advantage of the storm to get a rare surf at the normally flat Brighton Beach. Picture: Nathan Davies

Surfers enjoying the unusual swell at Brighton Jetty. Picture: Rick Beal

Surfers enjoying the unusual swell at Brighton Jetty today. Picture: Rick Beal

Surfers possibly not enjoying the swell at Brighton Jetty today. Picture: Rick Beal

Greenhill Rd opened again on Sunday afternoon to eastbound traffic between King William and Unley roads, after it closed about 11.30am because of flooding.

Floodwaters were almost waist deep on Sunday morning after heavy rain lashed the city, but police said most of the water had subsided by 2pm and reopened the road.

Greenhill Rd has been closed to eastbound traffic because of flooding. Picture: Dean Martin

Greenhill Rd has flooded near the corner of King William Rd. Picture: Dean Martin

The Bureau of Meteorology said 43mm of rain fell at its West Tce weather station in the 24 hours to 9am Sunday – the wettest day since last year.

Ashton saw the most rainfall across the state (70.4mm) and the strongest wind gusts were felt at Noarlunga (102km/h) and Kuitpo Forest (93km/h).

Burnside Village was victim to flooding at 3.45am Sunday. SES crews arrived at the scene and funnelled the water from the premises.

Two residents at Carrickalinga were stuck inside their home when gusts of strong wind knocked powerlines onto the house. Crews managed to get the pair out safety after turning the power off.

Flooding around the Burnside Village car park last night. Picture: 7NEWS

The SES were called to help with the damage. Picture: 7NEWS

While Adelaide’s north had some reprieve after a mini tornado hit last week, residents still reported some incidents of flooding and fallen trees.

An SA Power Networks spokesman said over 12,000 people lost power on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, mostly in the metro and Adelaide Hills regions.

All power had been restored at 6am Monday morning except to 44 customers at Uleybury north of Adelaide.

WET WEATHER/STORM DAMAGE PICS

On Meredith Street, Parafield Gardens, firemen tidy up after a tree fell across the road during heavy weather overnight. Picture: Dean Martin

A block of units on Sydney Rd, Glenside, flooded at around 1am Sunday, forcing residents to sandbag the area.

Residents John and Anne said water was coming into their unit. They have lived in the area for 13 years and have never seen anything like this before.

“Our neighbour called over at 1am asking if we were flooded too,” Anne said.

The pair went downstairs to find their living room flooded and water coming through their front door.

“It was like a river.”

The couple’s power points were submerged, their electricity was out and the floating floorboards were damaged.

John and Anne spent the morning brooming the water outside the best they could as they waited for SES to arrive.

John said the water started coming through his unit. 5 June 2022. Picture Dean Martin

The Victor Harbor region was been hit with flooding after 28.8mm of rainfall.

Paired with high tides, the rain damaged the sea wall along Encounter Bay, causing the region’s weekly 5km Parkrun to be cancelled.

Qahwa Coffee Roasters and Espresso Bar on Bridge Tce was flooded, as well as parts of Railway Tce and the top of Ocean St.

The Victor Harbor region has experienced flooding due to wild weather. Picture: Supplied

The Victor Harbor region has experienced flooding due to wild weather. Picture: supplied