The State Emergency Service (SES) is encouraging people take care travelling on roads and prepare their properties for heavy rains, with South Australia currently experiencing record levels of moisture in the atmosphere.
The Bureau of Meteorology is predicating rains will start to ease in the northeast of the state from today, moving firstly west and then track down over Eyre and Yorke peninsulas and into Adelaide over the weekend.
Some rain is expected in Adelaide on Saturday, before ramping up on Sunday afternoon and into Sunday evening, with significant rainfalls and the likelihood for flash flooding to occur.
Derren Halleday, Chief of Staff for the SES encouraged everyone to do some maintenance at their property if safe to do so, to minimise the risk of issues occurring.
"Given the extended dry periods we have experienced in Adelaide over summer combined with recent winds, the SES knows many roof gutters and drains will be full of leaves, causing potential for internal flooding and damage to houses," Mr Halleday said.
"We also expect gully and creek water levels to rise and there may be floodwater impacts on low lying roads, so again we urge caution for people travelling in coming days and take care near floodwaters, as they can be deeper or faster than they look on the surface."
He said the SES had recently increased the number of drones across its units, which had been invaluable in helping to identify potential issues.
"In one incident recently near Hawker, we had a drone in the air filming water crossings on a road and by using a microphone attached to a drone, we communicated to a vehicle that was considering travelling across some water and we were able to advise them that they would be trapped if they did so and they were able to turn back safely," Mr Halleday said.
For more information on how you can plan and prepare for storms, click here.
For the latest warnings, visit the SES website or the SES Facebook page.
For people requiring assistance from the SES, they should call 132 500. If it is a life-threatening emergency, call Triple Zero.
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