Severe Weather Warning: Damaging Winds for Eyre Peninsula and Flinders Ranges, SA
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BOM issued it on August 9, 2026, 2 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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BOM has issued a high-severity severe weather warning for damaging winds across multiple districts in South Australia, including the Eyre Peninsula and Flinders Ranges.
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- Record type
- Severe Weather Warning
- Affected area
- South Australia
- Issued
- August 9, 2026
- Issuing authority
- BOM
The warning type, named area, and issue time define this record. Confirm all three against the original agency notice before treating it as current.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in South Australia.
Alert Details
Severe Weather Warning for damaging winds issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). Warning ID: IDS21037. Issued at 10:22 am Sunday, 9 August 2026 (ACST). Expires 9:52 am Sunday, 9 August 2026 (UTC).
Affected Areas
Lower Eyre Peninsula, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, parts of West Coast, Yorke Peninsula, Flinders, Mid North, North West Pastoral and North East Pastoral districts in South Australia. Locations which may be affected include Port Lincoln, Ceduna, Wudinna, Cleve, Hawker, Elliston, Jamestown, Kadina, Burra, Arkaroola, Peterborough and Streaky Bay.
What You Should Do
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.
Expected Conditions
Damaging winds averaging 55 to 65 km/h with peak gusts of around 90 km/h possible about the western and southern Eyre Peninsula from late Sunday morning. Damaging wind gusts of around 90 km/h possible further inland from Sunday afternoon, particularly over the eastern Eyre Peninsula and northern Yorke Peninsula. Damaging winds averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of around 100 km/h likely about the Flinders Ranges from late Sunday afternoon.
Timeline
A cold front extending from a low-pressure system in the Bight is moving across the state today. Conditions are forecast to ease below warning thresholds by late Sunday evening in most areas, and by around sunrise on Monday morning in the Flinders Ranges. The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 5:00 pm ACST Sunday.
Original source: BOM Official Notice ↗
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