Thousands of properties without power after more severe weather hits South Australia
2 years, 1 month ago

Thousands of properties without power after more severe weather hits South Australia

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Thousands of properties were left without power due to Saturday's storm damage, as damaging wind gusts are expected to redevelop across southern parts of the state today. Key points: Thousands of South Australian properties were without power on Sunday morning It comes a week after a severe storm left thousands of properties without power for days Some Riverland properties may be without power until Monday The Bureau of Meteorology said another vigorous cold front and westerly winds should cross parts of the south and east today. A severe weather warning for damaging winds is in place for Adelaide as well as the Mount Lofty Ranges, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Mid North, Kangaroo Island, Murraylands, Upper South East, Lower South East and parts of West Coast, Flinders, Riverland and North East Pastoral districts. The latest outages come a week after a severe storm left thousands of properties without power for days and damaged an interconnector leaving South Australia unable to export its surplus energy to the national grid.

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Severe weather in western NSW cuts power in outback towns

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South Australia lashed by thunderstorms and heavy rain causing widespread power outages

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Thousands still without power after wild winds hit parts of SA yesterday
2 years, 2 months ago

Thousands still without power after wild winds hit parts of SA yesterday

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3 years, 1 month ago

Thousands of South Australians lose power, properties and crops damaged as hail and wind strike again

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A second wave of thunderstorms knocked out power to thousands more homes across South Australia on Thursday night — and even forced the brief evacuation of the weather bureau's Adelaide office. Key points: Wild weather battered Adelaide and parts of SA throughout the day The number of homes and businesses without power exceeded 30,000 SA Power Networks said crews would …

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