Emergency workers in South Australia have been responding to about 1300 requests for help after a night of wild weather caused up to a $1 million worth of damage.
The state has been lashed with winds of more than 90km/h, hail and flash flooding.
A maximum wind gust of 96km/h was recorded at Adelaide Airport last night.
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https://twitter.com/ollie_haig/status/1453826736060174339Reporter Oliver Haig said early reports indicate about $100 million in damage was done, with damage widespread across metro Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, and Barossa Valley.
"(The storm) brought a significant amount of damage, particularly up in the north and our very iconic Barossa Valley where crops have been decimated.
"It's been a wild 24 hours."
Producer Anthony Musolino has estimated the hail has caused $300,000 damage to his lettuce crops.
He's now trying to salvage what he can ahead of Christmas trading.
Fourth generation apple grower Michael Stafford told 9News he's inspecting damage to his Lenswood orchard and fears 70 per cent of his crop has been decimated.
One family thought they had been hit by an earthquake when a tree fell through their Aldgate home.
Homeowner Kristin Doherty said she was awoken by an "almighty crack" around 6am.
"I looked outside and saw the tree and just ran upstairs as fast as I could go, because the girls' bedrooms are there on the top floor," she told Haig.
"It was all ok, but got a big mess to clean up now.
"The CFS couldn't do anything and the emergency services said it was too big for them so I think we're going to have to get a crane in.
"Hopefully our insurance covers it."
https://twitter.com/ChrisBeattieSES/status/1453840720968568832This morning the state's severe weather warning was cancelled but emergency crews are continuing with the clean up.
Residents are being advised to keep clear of fallen power lines, beware of fallen trees or debris on the road, not to go through floodwater and to keep clear of creeks and storm drains.
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