Bad Monsoon in South adelaide

Thousands of people are without power across South Australia and Adelaide's CBD has been plunged into darkness as a massive storm lashes the state.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said the thunderstorms moved in ahead of more significant storms that will hit the EP's south this afternoon, and will also affect the Upper EP and the mid north.
A thunderstorm produced large hailstones at Cleve and 14 millimetres of water in 15 minutes on the EP along with an 87kph gust of wind.
BoM's updated severe thunderstorm warning said the system was likely to produce "destructive winds of up to 140kph" and heavy rain that may lead to flash flooding at locations such as Whyalla, Clare, Maitland, Hawker and Leigh Creek.
Severe thunderstorms are also forecast for Adelaide and the Mount Lofty Ranges.
Lightning has struck across the state ahead of a cold front, including in Adelaide where a tree at Myrtle Bank was struck down by a bolt.
Myrtle Bank resident Emma Altman said the tree fell into her house.
"The tree seems to have exploded and come down into the house taking another tree with it," she said.

"It's gone through our kitchen windows and through a bedroom and taken down the fence."

Front to arrive in Adelaide late afternoon

The front is moving in a line from Kimba to Coober Pedy and is expected to arrive in Adelaide at about 6:00pm, even though winds and rain have already hit the city and are expected to continue.
"Strong to gale-force winds averaging about 50 to 65 kph, with gusts between 90 and 100 kph, are expected to develop behind the front," BoM said.

Strike teams on stand-by ahead of severe front

SES spokesman John Carr told 891 ABC Adelaide that Whyalla and Port Augusta has been localised flooding and crews in Adelaide had received the "odd job" but the worse was still to come.
SES chief officer Chris Beattie said the biggest risk to lives during the storm would be car accidents.
"This winter we've had a number of rescues in South Australia from vehicles that have become stranded and we've seen a number of vehicles washed down creek systems," he said.
He said the severe storm conditions would place "extreme strain on local response capacity but we have done pre-planning around our ability to surge".
"We've got four strike teams on standby from the Metropolitan Fire Service," he said.
"We've got strike teams on standby from the Country Fire Service. We have two strike teams being made available to us from Western Australia that are currently inbound and we're looking to have them infield, on operations tomorrow."
He said hydrologists and bureau forecasters were keeping a close eye on the Onkaparinga, Angas and Bremmer catchments, as well the Light and Wakefield catchments, River Torrens and other creeks across Adelaide.
Emergency Services Minister Peter Malinuaskas was briefed on the storm at a meeting of Cabinet's Emergency Management Council earlier on Wednesday.
He said the state was prepared for the worst and 165 tonnes of sand had been bagged and distributed