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Hail and strong winds bring down trees across Adelaide
Severe thunderstorms crossed Adelaide and other parts of South Australia yesterday afternoon and evening.
Large hail and strong winds damaged property, brought down trees and blocked roads.
The State Emergency Service received more than 100 calls for help, and about 80 per cent concerned fallen trees.
Many reports came from Adelaide’s north and north-east.
In Vale Park, a tree fell onto a resident’s car during the storm.
The Bureau of Meteorology said showers and thunderstorms would continue in South Australia today, moving towards the state’s north-east.
Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds brought down trees across Adelaide.
The State Emergency Service received more than 100 calls for assistance from Sunday afternoon.
About 80 per cent of the reports involved fallen trees, many in Adelaide’s north and north-east.
Trees blocked roads and fell onto vehicles, including a car in Vale Park.
The Bureau of Meteorology said storm activity would continue in parts of South Australia on Monday.
- Who
- The State Emergency Service responded to reports of storm damage across Adelaide.
- What
- Severe storms with hail and damaging winds brought down trees and caused other damage.
- When
- Sunday afternoon and evening, October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Adelaide and other parts of South Australia.
- Why
- The damage was caused by severe thunderstorms, hail and damaging winds.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
the majority of call-outs were in Adelaide's north
we will continue to see it contract into north-eastern parts of the state today
It just came through pretty rapidly
I think maybe a lightning strike has hit the tree.
Several storms crossed South Australia and metropolitan Adelaide.
The SES reported 3 centimetres of hailstones fell at Happy Valley.
The storms had mostly cleared.
The Bureau of Meteorology said storm activity would continue across South Australia.
- SES calls
- More than 100 since Sunday afternoon
- Fallen-tree reports
- 80 per cent of SES reports
- Hail at Happy Valley
- 3 centimetres at 7:45pm
- Call-out concentration
- Adelaide’s north
- Forecast
- Storm activity to continue in South Australia on Monday
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