R U OK ADELAIDE: South Australia Got Hit By A Gnarly AF Storm Last Night

 

Poor old South Australia has been absolutely smashed by extreme winds and heavy rains overnight, leaving much of the state without power, and inflicting a helluva lot of physical damage.

Traffic lights are out, power lines and trees have been torn down, cars and homes have been left with severe damage, and several drivers were stranded in flood waters after the storm.

The weather event was caused by an intense low pressure system hitting Adelaide at around midnight. 

Take a look:

@891Adelaide @SAPowerNetworks @CFSAlerts White ave Crafers pic.twitter.com/IRIBf1V2zI

— ToddthePainter (@toddthepainter) December 27, 2016

Lights out in Adelaide after wild storm wreaks havoc (https://t.co/9XGnqaKwtB) https://t.co/bQKu7Z5yLk pic.twitter.com/BGasoUYqi5

— 1001pts Australia (@1001ptsAU) December 27, 2016

Wonder what the neighbours’ kids will think when they wake up to see this… ?? #AdelaideWeather #adelaidestorm pic.twitter.com/Fc6zqg8PvD

— Kirsty Trimper (@ktrimpie) December 27, 2016

Huge amount of damage in #Adelaide from overnight storm. This brick wall came down at Enfield. @abcnews pic.twitter.com/XsNsy8XTDA

— Nicola Gage (@Nicola_Gage) December 27, 2016

The roof of the grandstand at #Glenelg Stadium had been torn off in #Adelaide‘s overnight summer storm. @7NewsAdelaide @sunriseon7 pic.twitter.com/9u51EufhsS

— Stacey Lee (@Staceylee_) December 27, 2016

#adelaidestorm This lovely lake was my parents’ front lawn yesterday! Lights on but electricals not all back yet pic.twitter.com/RxRYoeD6Ln

— Andrea (@rovingblonde) December 27, 2016

This large gum tree at #Stirling no match for #AdelaideStorm overnight. pic.twitter.com/KnmZQhqUJm

— First On Scene Media (@FirstOnSceneMed) December 27, 2016

#Newsroom : @SA_SES has responded to more than 400 calls since midnight and asks people to be patient #adelaide #adelaidestorm

— Cruise 1323am (@cruiseadelaide) December 27, 2016

In terms of power, many households have been told that they won’t have power again until midnight tonight (Wednesday). 

This map of power grid errors looks absolutely hectic:

Good luck to @SAPowerNetworks crews. Going to be a long day. #Adelaide #AdelaideStorm pic.twitter.com/ZDUpcqfvAM

— Michael Smyth (@MichaelSmyth_) December 27, 2016

And this map of all the fallen trees and danger warnings:

Somewhere under all of this is #Adelaide. What a night…#AdelaideWeather #adelaidestorm pic.twitter.com/8PhBQanjNw

— michael (@micwoodward) December 27, 2016

Reportedly the low pressure system will move towards SA‘s south-east, where thunderstorms are likely to occur.

In slightly nicer news – look at this cuteypants lil’ galah. He’s a real wet boy, but he’s okay. Good work finding shelter, galah. Nice one.

Bumped into this little guy picking up some of the bins in my parents street this morning. Sheltering from the storm #Adelaide pic.twitter.com/YV34aaCcVv

— Simon Mitchell (@_SimonMitchell) December 27, 2016

Stay safe, Adelaideans.