Source: Bureau of Meteorology

For people in Lower Eyre Peninsula, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island and parts of Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast, Flinders, Lower South East and North West Pastoral districts.

Issued at 4:56 pm Monday, 21 July 2025.

Damaging winds easing over inland parts this evening, continuing over southern coastal areas into Tuesday.

Weather Situation: A cold front with vigorous northwesterly flow ahead of it is currently near Ceduna. This front is forecast to cross the state this evening, clearing to the east of Adelaide just after midnight. A vigorous west to southwesterly airstream is forecast to develop behind the front over southern coastal areas into Tuesday morning as a low pressure system passes to the south of Kangaroo Island overnight.

Strong northwesterly winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS of around 90 km/h are possible throughout the warning area until later this evening, with the risk of DAMAGING WIND GUSTS continuing overnight over southern coastal areas including the West Coast, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Fleurieu Peninsula, and southern parts of the Yorke Peninsula in the gusty west to southwesterly airstream behind the front. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS are forecast to spread to the Lower South East by mid Tuesday morning as they ease over areas further west, and are expected to finally ease below warning thresholds during Tuesday afternoon.

Locations which may be affected include Port Lincoln, Ceduna, Maitland, Kingscote, Wudinna and Cleve.

Sustained winds of 63 km/h were recorded at Wudina around 12:30pm.

Sustained winds of 63 km/h were recorded at Port Augusta around 12:30 pm.

Sustained winds of 63 km/h were recorded at Kadina around 12:30 pm.

Sustained winds of 70 km/h were recorded at Minlaton Airport around 12:15 pm.

A 93 km/h wind gust was recorded at Minlaton Airport at 12:03 pm.

Sustained winds of 64 km/h were recorded at Cleve around 10:00 am.

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move vehicles under cover or away from trees;
* Secure or put away loose items around your property.
* Stay indoors, away from windows, while conditions are severe.