{"id":78312,"date":"2022-09-08T07:24:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T21:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/?p=78312"},"modified":"2022-09-08T07:24:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T21:54:48","slug":"port-augusta-smashed-by-wild-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/port-augusta-smashed-by-wild-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Port Augusta Smashed By Wild Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The clean-up is underway in Port Augusta after torrential rain hit the SA town on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/fiveaa-sports-show-with-rowey-bicks\/rowey-timmy-g-podcast-7-september-2022\/embed\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Rowey &#038; Timmy G Podcast - 7 September 2022\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>21mm of rain fell in the 30 minutes to 4:25pm. By Thursday morning 39.6mm had fallen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26c8\ufe0f Heavy rainfall observed with thunderstorms at Port Augusta. 21 mm of rain recorded in the 30 minutes to 4:25 pm. Updated \u26a0\ufe0fSevere Thunderstorm Warning at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4tJf6JWma9\">https:\/\/t.co\/4tJf6JWma9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dq35Tmruyw\">pic.twitter.com\/Dq35Tmruyw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bureau of Meteorology, South Australia (@BOM_SA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BOM_SA\/status\/1567414117190844419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An SES spokesperson said about 100 calls for assistance had been received as a result of the \u201cone in 10-year weather event\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe calls were dominantly about water coming in through the ceiling or minor flooding in through doors and low lying areas,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p><p>\u201cWe had some ceilings collapse in houses and also in a Woolworths and a service station.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Adelaide dodged the worst of the weather, recording 7mm of rain by Thursday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Massive storm has struck <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/portaugusta?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#portaugusta<\/a> bringing torrential rain, hail, lightning and thunder. More on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpencerGulfNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpencerGulfNN<\/a> with @madelinemaykerr <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZjbHJsYJXR\">pic.twitter.com\/ZjbHJsYJXR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Daniel Pizarro (@DJPizarro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DJPizarro\/status\/1567433509824000001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>FIVEAA BREAKFAST LIVE STREAM &#8211; THU 8 SEP &#8211; WATCH HERE:<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F1395FIVEAA%2Fvideos%2F557122022875357%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=560&#038;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The clean-up is underway in Port Augusta after torrential rain hit the SA town on Wednesday afternoon. 21mm of rain fell in the 30 minutes to 4:25pm. 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