2000

17th - 19th Nov 2000
Gusts to 107 km/h were recorded at Parafield associated with thunderstorms on the afternoon of the 17th. The radar images on the right show the storms that developed through the Mid North and Northern metropolitan areas of Adelaide.
A similar setup again on the 19th with storms developing on the ranges and the Barossa Valley. The photo shows a cell that grew just east of Gawler and headed through the Barossa.

9th April 2000

During the morning of the 9th, it was obvious conditions were good for some thunderstorms. Cumulus were already congesting on the Adelaide Hills and in the Mid North. Tropical moisture was feeding down from the north-east - associated with a middle layer trough. By early afternoon this caused thunderstorms to develop on and west of the Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges, moving into the north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide. Viewers in the Adelaide parklands and on TV watching the Clipsal 500 car race had good footage of the storms developing and then dropping their load on the track!
Heavy showers caused flash flooding in the Lower North, Mount Lofty Ranges and the Adelaide Plains. Houses were flooded and roads closed in the Lower North townships of Gladstone, Crystal Brook and Port Pirie. Gulnare, also in the Lower North, received 63mm of rain in 24 hours, breaking the daily rainfall record set in 1905. Lightning struck two trees in the eastern suburbs of Adelaide causing minor scrub fires. In metro Adelaide Parafield AP recorded 25mm in 2h to 5pm.

(If anyone has radar images for the 9th, please let me know.
They would be greatly appreciated.)