A lightning storm that brought heavy rain across South Australia has left thousands without power and caused widespread but minor damage.
The worst of the weather hit Adelaide about 3am on Wednesday with falls of close to 30 millimetres drenching some suburbs in about an hour.
About 83,000 lightning strikes were also recorded across the state.
SA Power Networks said about 8500 customers remained without electricity with outages spread from the Eyre Peninsula, through the mid-north, across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills and down to the southeast.
The State Emergency Service said it had responded to about 30 calls for assistance with incidents ranging from trees down to minor flooding.
It said more calls were likely as people discovered further damage during the day.
The Bureau of Meteorology said rain would become less likely over Adelaide during Wednesday.
The city was forecast to receive another 10 millimetres of rain on Thursday.
– AAP
