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Trees have been felled by severe weather in the Adelaide Hills. - ABC
Adelaide is poised to smash its May rainfall average as the city braces for further heavy rain.
The State Emergency Service (SES) has attended about 40 jobs today related to the cold front.
Fallen trees have brought down power lines, while minor flooding and damage to roofs has kept volunteers busy.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for Adelaide, Mount Lofty Ranges, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island and Mid North districts.
The warning said showers will be briefly heavy but are unlikely to lead to further flash flooding this afternoon.
The winds will be moderate from the west this afternoon and no longer be severe by midnight, it said.
The SES had warned the rain could cause localised flooding in parts of the Torrens, Onkaparinga rivers and the North Para catchment.
More than 30 millimetres of rain has fallen over the area already this week and up to 50 millimetres more is forecast today.
The bureau warned of stream rises and a slight risk of minor flooding in the region.
Already this month Adelaide has received 69.4 millimetres of rain, more than the previous 60.3 millimetre record.
A wind gust of 111kph was recorded at Neptune Island this morning and gusts of 82kph were recorded at Minlaton and Cleve this afternoon.
About 10,000 sandbags had been prepared and offered to residents ahead of the cold front.
Meanwhile, a section of a scenic route from Adelaide to the Barossa Valley has been closed as a precaution due to the forecast.
The Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure said Gorge Road was closed between Playford Bridge and Torrens Hill Road due to fears of unexpected rock falls.
ABC