Power cut to thousands of properties after intense lightning moves across South Australia
- 7 months ago
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The wild air, including intense lightning and very powerful wind Gusts, has reduced tens of thousands of houses and businesses in South Australia overnight. Lock Points SA Reduced winds and lightning power and caused widespread damage Throughout SA, the wind reduced Gusts and lightning power and caused a weak damage to up to 33,000 as a result of wild air. Thousands of lightning strikes were recorded throughout the state. Most of the power outages took place in the suburban Adelaide, but spread to regional areas, including Whyalla and Port Broughton. Approximately 23,000 are still weak and Sa Power Networks 33,000 customers are affected by "general". "We have restored about 8,000-9,000 of them, and we continue to do so," he told ABC Radyo Adelaide to Stacey Lee and Nikolai Beilharz.Said. Thousands of lightning strikes were accompanied by very strong wind Gusts, which caused widespread damage, including roofs. "Weatherzone, between 2 2300, there were winds recorded up to 106 kilometers per hour in Noarlunga, so we are basically confronted with lightning strokes tree limbs tree powerlines.Roberts falls on it, dedi he said. "We have a big job ahead and we will work clearly with sound." Traffic lights were cut off. Mr. Roberts said crew will safely restore electricity supply, but estimated reconstruction times will change depending on nature of damage to infrastructure. "Times for restoration will probably develop for customers."Said. He continued "This morning after receiving security briefing this morning will be the fresh teams hit the ground." State Emergency Service has received approximately 270 calls since 1730, most of them for falling trees and branches. A tree that fell at Christies Beach after the wild weather in suburban Adelaide. State duty officer Ian Bonython said that even though there is no "major" damage to buildings that have been reported so far, volunteers are extremely busy. "Central North, Whyalla, Port Augusta, Port Pirie, regions at the door began with regions-first calls." "Then, majority of calls came to west and southern suburbs, where evenings came in evening and finally ended in southeast, so it was quite common. "Probably there are some structural damages there, and this morning we expect more call as people wake up." Most of the power outages were made in the suburban Adelaide. Emergency services were called to help a driver who hit a tree that fell around 2150 in Morphhett Vale last night. The tree fell into power lines by stealing the street lamps in the region. Police, "SUV and Tree, Surrounded by Powerline could not be removed from the road."Said. "The teams from Ses and Sa Power Networks are trying to remove the tree and regain the falling power lines." Sa Power Networks says that he is working to restore the supply to the affected customers. Meteorological Office Hannah Marsh, windy and stormy while the sum of rainfall was more modest, he said. "It was essentially a lightni
The wild air, including intense lightning and very powerful wind Gusts, has reduced tens of thousands of houses and businesses in South Australia overnight. Lock Points SA Reduced winds and lightning power and caused widespread damage Throughout SA, the wind reduced Gusts and lightning power and caused a weak damage to up to 33,000 as a result of wild air. Thousands of lightning strikes were recorded throughout the state. Most of the power outages took place in the suburban Adelaide, but spread to regional areas, including Whyalla and Port Broughton. Approximately 23,000 are still weak and Sa Power Networks 33,000 customers are affected by "general". "We have restored about 8,000-9,000 of them, and we continue to do so," he told ABC Radyo Adelaide to Stacey Lee and Nikolai Beilharz.Said. Thousands of lightning strikes were accompanied by very strong wind Gusts, which caused widespread damage, including roofs. "Weatherzone, between 2 2300, there were winds recorded up to 106 kilometers per hour in Noarlunga, so we are basically confronted with lightning strokes tree limbs tree powerlines.Roberts falls on it, dedi he said. "We have a big job ahead and we will work clearly with sound." Traffic lights were cut off. Mr. Roberts said crew will safely restore electricity supply, but estimated reconstruction times will change depending on nature of damage to infrastructure. "Times for restoration will probably develop for customers."Said. He continued "This morning after receiving security briefing this morning will be the fresh teams hit the ground." State Emergency Service has received approximately 270 calls since 1730, most of them for falling trees and branches. A tree that fell at Christies Beach after the wild weather in suburban Adelaide. State duty officer Ian Bonython said that even though there is no "major" damage to buildings that have been reported so far, volunteers are extremely busy. "Central North, Whyalla, Port Augusta, Port Pirie, regions at the door began with regions-first calls." "Then, majority of calls came to west and southern suburbs, where evenings came in evening and finally ended in southeast, so it was quite common. "Probably there are some structural damages there, and this morning we expect more call as people wake up." Most of the power outages were made in the suburban Adelaide. Emergency services were called to help a driver who hit a tree that fell around 2150 in Morphhett Vale last night. The tree fell into power lines by stealing the street lamps in the region. Police, "SUV and Tree, Surrounded by Powerline could not be removed from the road."Said. "The teams from Ses and Sa Power Networks are trying to remove the tree and regain the falling power lines." Sa Power Networks says that he is working to restore the supply to the affected customers. Meteorological Office Hannah Marsh, windy and stormy while the sum of rainfall was more modest, he said. "It was essentially a lightni