Source: Bureau of Meteorology

For people in Mount Lofty Ranges, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, Lower South East and parts of Adelaide Metropolitan, Yorke Peninsula and Murraylands districts.

Issued at 10:51 am Tuesday, 27 August 2024.
Damaging wind risk increasing today, contracting south overnight.

Weather Situation: A strong cold front approaching the southwest coast will cross Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas and the southeast in the afternoon, and move into Victoria by Wednesday morning. Strong northwesterly winds are expected ahead of the front, followed by westerly winds behind it.

DAMAGING WINDS, averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of about 90 km/h, are possible in southern parts of Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas, Kangaroo Island and the Mount Lofty Ranges including parts of the Adelaide Foothills today. The risk of damaging winds will extend to parts of the southeast during the mid afternoon.

Winds are expected to ease over Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas, Kangaroo Island and the Mount Lofty Ranges, including parts of the Adelaide Foothills, overnight tonight following the passage of the cold front. However damaging winds remain possible in the southeast especially during Wednesday afternoon.

Locations which may be affected include Port Lincoln, Mount Gambier, Murray Bridge, Kingscote, Naracoorte and Meningie.

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move vehicles under cover or away from trees;
* Secure or put away loose items around your property.
* Stay indoors, away from windows, while conditions are severe.