More than 100 storm calls in Adelaide as fallen trees block roads
Fallen trees made up 80 per cent of the reports the SES received during the storms.
Severe thunderstorms hit Adelaide on Sunday, bringing large hailstones and damaging winds. The State Emergency Service has received more than 100 calls for help since Sunday afternoon.
Eighty per cent of those reports were due to fallen trees. Vale Park resident Niall Dowdell came home to find a large tree on the front of his car.
Niall Dowdell thinks a lightning strike may have hit the tree. The SES reported 3 centimetres of hailstones at Happy Valley at 7:45pm on Sunday.
The storms mostly cleared by 9pm on Sunday. The Bureau of Meteorology said storm activity would continue across South Australia on Monday.
- More than 100 since Sunday afternoon
- Calls to the State Emergency Service
- 80 per cent
- Reports from fallen trees
- 3 centimetres at 7:45pm Sunday
- Hail at Happy Valley
- By 9pm Sunday
- Storms mostly cleared
Why it mattersFallen trees can block roads and damage cars, and storm activity is expected to continue on Monday.
AustraliaSouth Australians face more storm activity on Monday, so road and tree hazards may continue across the state.
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