Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 18/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

For tonight and Saturday:
WARNING SUMMARY:
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of the pastoral areas.
A Severe Weather Warning.
A Strong Wind Warning for the South East Coast.
SA Department for Water has issued a Flood Watch for the River Murray. For
Enquiries go to www.waterforgood.sa.gov.au.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA:
Rain contracting eastwards and clearing overnight, heavy at times over the
southeast. Isolated showers to follow, tending to drizzle about the western
slopes of the Mount Lofty Ranges tonight and Saturday morning. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms over pastoral districts. Mild in the south, grading to hot to
very hot in the far north. Light to moderate southeast to northeast winds,
turning moderate to fresh southwest to southeasterly following the rain band.

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STAT News Service