For grey nomads travelling in Australia’s south-east, there really is no place to hide as one of the biggest storms in half a century continues to wreak havoc.
An intense lower pressure system has brought destructive winds that have caused chaos across multiple states. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued severe weather warnings in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, the ACT and Tasmania.
The entire power network was brought down in South Australia yesterday as at least 22 transmission towers were torn from the ground by winds and lightning strikes damaging generation facilities.
While the storms may have temporarily slowed and power is returning to homes, news.com.au reports that the foul weather is set to return with renewed ferocity. The Bureau of Meteorology says wind gusts of up to 140km/h are possible, especially along the west coast of Eyre Peninsula and up to 100mm of rain could fall across the Adelaide Hills.
And it’s certainly not just South Australia feeling the effects of the super storm. Winds in excess of 100km/h have lashed Victoria, and parts of New South Wales and Tasmania have also been hammered.
Only east coast grey nomads still in the north may escape relatively unscathed. The Bureau of Meteorology has said Queensland will miss the worst of the weather, although thunderstorms and windy conditions are forecast for southern areas.
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