Severe weather warning as South Australia braces for wild weather with destructive winds

South Australia is facing the most powerful cold front this year, with damaging winds and “abnormally” high tides expected to lash the state today.

A vigorous cold front is set to bring wild weather across SA with extreme winds and storms to lash the state on Monday morning. Picture: Facebook/ Shaz Agio

• Coastal warnings as SA waits for wild weather

A vigorous cold front has caused wild weather in SA, with extreme winds, heavy rain and storms rolling in on Monday morning.

The State Emergency Service is responding to flooding events across the south coast regions and the Fleurieu Peninsula as wild weather and heavy rain lashes SA.

The Advertiser understands the Marion Shopping Centre is in darkness with a power outage reported at the large Westfield outlet.

Power outages in Marion have also caused traffic lights across the suburb to go out, with SA Power Networks reporting about 1000 customers in the area were without power and more than 3000 with no electricity across the state.

Further south, emergency services have been dispatched to homes in Victor Harbor with reports flood water has entered homes – as well as a classroom at Victor Harbor Primary School – with water coming in through doorways.

The wild weather has forced a popular cafe at Port Elliot, the Flying Fish, to shut its doors as floodwaters pour in.

“(The Flying Fish) has been heavily affected by the downpour this morning and we are flooded,” the cafe posted.

“So sorry for any inconvenience, but we are unable to provide a safe venue today.”

A Stobie pole with power lines is down at Port Willunga with a power outage reported at Inman Valley.

Trees are also down across roadways across the Fleurieu and as of 11am, the SES had already attended over 50weather-related incidents.

It comes after the Bureau of Meteorology warned residents to prepare for damaging and destructive winds of up to 125 km/h, issuing a severe weather warning for most of the state.

Sealink ferries to Kangaroo Island have been cancelled and a flight to Port Lincoln has been axed as the SES starts to receive calls to attend to weather damage and trees down across the state.

Winds are set to strengthen ahead of the front, with peak gusts of around 110 km/h possible for Kangaroo Island and coastal parts of the West Coast, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Fleurieu Peninsula and coastal parts of the far southeast.

It comes as Adelaide is forecast for up to 20mm of rain with a temperature high of 17C.

Possible damaging winds are tipped to spread north to Adelaide and inland parts of the warning area by midday.

Weather warnings are current for huge swathes of the state. Source: Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)

Destructive winds with peak gusts in excess of 125 km/h are possible on Monday for parts of the coastal fringe between the western Eyre Peninsula and the Victorian border and the Bureau of Meteorology warns the conditions may cause significant damage to homes and property.

A severe weather warning for abnormally high tides is also active for coastal parts of the state, including Adelaide, Port Lincoln, Whyalla, Renmark, Mount Gambier and Ceduna.

The State Emergency Service advises that people should keep clear of fallen power lines, move vehicles under cover or away from trees, secure or put away loose items around your property and stay indoors, away from windows, while conditions are severe.

Originally published as Severe weather warning as South Australia braces for wild weather with destructive winds