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Sam Terry, 04 Sep 2010, 2:07 AM UTC

A mighty September soaking for Adelaide

A mighty September soaking for Adelaide
The last 24 hours have been September's wettest in five to ten years for greater Adelaide, according to weatherzone.com.au. A deep trough extended all the way from southern SA into the tropics, funnelling in humid equatorial air and generally causing havoc. To 9am this morning, the city and it's surrounding areas collected anywhere between 30 and 60 mm. - Adelaide recorded 37mm, the wettest September day in nine years, and wettest in 2 years for any month - The Airport picked up 27mm, the wettest September day in 12 years - Gawler received 58mm, their wettest day in six years - Mt Lofty picked up 52mm, their wettest September day in at least five years Although the main rain areas have moved away, there is still a Severe Weather Warning current for the southeast, with potential for damaging winds, possibly destructive. Already gusts in excess of 100 km/h have been lashing the coast. Winds of these strengths have the potential to damage infrastructure and break branches off trees. The strongest winds will start to hit the Adelaide region from early afternoon as an intense low pressure cells skirts the coast. This will also bring showers, making for an unpleasant evening.
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