South Australia lashed by thunderstorms and heavy rain causing widespread power outages
ABCSouth Australia has been lashed by heavy rain, wild wind and thunderstorms, causing widespread power outages. Key points: The heaviest rainfall was recorded at Port Lincoln, which received more than 55mm on Saturday Wind gusts up to 106kph were recorded at Adelaide Airport just before 4pm The soggy weather did not deter crowds at the Adelaide Christmas Pageant, returning after two years of pandemic restrictions There are currently 85 power outages across the state, affecting more than 27,000 homes and businesses. "Port Lincoln has had some fairly frequent showers and thunderstorms move across during the later part of the morning so they have been quite a bit wetter there," he said. "Further east, we have had quite a bit of shower and thunderstorm activity move across Eyre Peninsula, the Adelaide and the Mount Lofty Ranges area, mid north and the Riverland, Kangaroo Island as well." Damage to crops in the region Port Lincoln farmer Mark Modra said hail stones two to three centimetres in diameter had caused damage to crops in the region.
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