About 30,000 properties across South Australia are without power after a night of fierce winds and rain.
The severe weather battered the Adelaide Hills and coastal regions from late yesterday, bringing down trees and causing widespread minor damage.
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Wind gusts hit 139km/h at Cape Willoughby on Kangaroo Island where there have been widespread blackouts.
Port Lincoln recorded a gust of 113km/h, Hindmarsh Island reached 109km/h and Kingscote and Cape Jaffa 111km/h.
The State Emergency Service had already taken almost 200 calls for help so far today, on top of the more than 500 from yesterday.
The Bureau of Meteorology said conditions would persist over South Australia well into today.
A severe weather warning remained in place for most coastal regions and for the Mt Lofty Ranges.
A flood watch for the Adelaide Hills and the mid-north also remained in force where some light snow was also possible.
The bureau expected up to 80mm of rain to fall in some parts of the hills, while Adelaide is tipped to get a more reasonable 10mm with a top temperature of just 11degC.
There had been no reports of injuries so far today.
However, a 71-year-old man was killed when he was crushed by a falling tree at Tungkillo, in the Adelaide Hills, yesterday.
Several other people also suffered minor injuries from falling trees and other debris, including one man who had a lucky escape when a large tree crushed the roof of his car.
Dozens of trees were brought down across Adelaide and the Mt Lofty Ranges, including several which blocked roads.
