Warnings

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging, Locally Destructive Winds) for Upper South East, Lower South East and parts of Murraylands districts Tue 21 Oct 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia

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Severe Weather Warning 
for Damaging, Locally Destructive Winds

for Upper South East, Lower South East and parts of Murraylands districts.

Issued at 10:39 am Tuesday, 21 October 2025.

DAMAGING WINDS DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHEAST DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING, WITH DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE ABOUT THE SOUTHEAST COAST FROM MID MORNING.

Weather Situation
A low pressure system is likely to rapidly deepen to the south of Kangaroo Island overnight into early Wednesday morning and will move rapidly to the east-southeast, tracking just offshore from the SA lower southeast coast later Wednesday morning before clearing east into Bass Strait Wednesday afternoon.
DAMAGING, LOCALLY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS for the following areas:
Murraylands, Upper South East and Lower South East
Strong northwest to westerly winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with DAMAGING GUSTS to 100 km/h are likely to develop over southeastern South Australia during Wednesday morning.
 DAMAGING WINDS averaging 60 to 80 km/h with gusts to 100 to 120 km/h are likely about the coast southeast of Robe during the mid to late morning on Wednesday, with the risk of DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS to 130 km/h.
 Conditions are expected to ease from the west during the early to mid afternoon on Wednesday.
 Locations which may be affected include Mount Gambier, Naracoorte, Keith, Lameroo, Bordertown and Coonalpyn.

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
 * Keep clear of fallen power lines;
 * 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.

The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 5:00 pm ACDT Tuesday.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.