6th June 2003 Heavy Rain and Flooding

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The 6th saw us receiving 49.5mm for the 24 hours. Most of which fell in just a few hours in the afternoon.

All up from this series of fronts nearly 100mm over the week.

The wind was very damaging with nearly 12 hours of extended gusts exceeding 75km/h and a maximum gust of 116km/h! It was off the scale of my weather station graphs.

Damage was reported from most areas ranging from Metro Adelaide to Strathalbyn. Some areas east of the ranges most notably in the Cambrai, Sedan Districts where duststorms raised havoc completely burying a cemetary, cutting raods and in some cases dirt was piled up against houses above window height! I was also told of a possible tornado in the Onkaparinga Hills where trees were knocked flat in a straight line while surrounding scrub remained untouched.

While out for a drive on the 6th around the Echunga area soon after the heaviest falls all that you could see was water everywhere! The Flaxley creek was awash, CFS were very busy in Echunga itself and on the main rd between Meadows and Echunga. The heaviest falls in that spot look to have fallen halfway between Meadows and Echunga as the runoff from the Hack Range was quite impressive. But the killer may have been at Scotts Bottom where up to 77mm was recorded!!! At first I though "no way", but the Echunga gauge reports 60mm, and the Clarendon wier was overflowing! A not too common sight anymore..

Just a small snapshot of radar from the Evening of the 4th....

Just a small snapshot of radar from the Morning of the 6th....

Just a small snapshot of radar from the Afternoon of the 6th....

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