SA Power Networks’ outages map shows there are still 237 power outages across the state this morning affecting more than 35,000 customers.

At the peak of Saturday’s storm, 163,000 customers were left without power, with SA Power Networks responding to more than 500 reports of downed electricity wires.

The State Emergency Service says it received 1029 requests for assistance on Saturday, with more than 2000 call outs across the emergency services over the weekend.

This evening’s significant weather event has damaged a transmission tower just outside Tailem Bend. Customer supply has not been impacted and ElectraNet has crews on site assessing the situation. More information will be available later Sunday morning. pic.twitter.com/83Fx0Xdnxe

— ElectraNet (@ElectraNetAU) November 12, 2022

The SES said more than 1000 calls related to downed trees, while other jobs concerned damaged rooves and water coming through the ceiling.

“As a result of the severe weather and large number of fallen trees, we’ve also seen many powerlines that have been brought down,” the SES said in a statement.

“Please stay well clear of fallen, low hanging or damaged powerlines and always assume they are live.”

Another 50 requests for assistance were received this morning, SES State Duty Officer Brenton Clarke told radio today.

Just over 30 public schools will be closed today due to power outages, according to Education Department CEO Martin Westwell.

The Education Department initially published a list of 50 schools that would be closed but has reduced the list after some schools had power restored.

Westwell said students with SACE exams at schools that are closed today will not be able to sit their exams and will be assessed on their work throughout the year.

“We can’t rerun it because you’ve just had hundreds of students in other schools doing that exam and being aware of questions on the paper,” he told ABC Radio Adelaide.

“The SACE Board have got this really robust process for… developing the exam grade, and we know when we look across the data that that’s a really reliable way, actually, of predicting that exam grade.”

Westwell said this situation would only affect “just a couple of schools in the public system”.

Meanwhile, SA Police says it has been advised that communtiies in Booborowie, Burra, Copley, Gidgealpa, Hallet, Leigh Creek, Marree, Nepabunna and Yeelanna are unable to access Telstra services due to power outages and therefore unable to call 000.

“If you require other emergency services, please attend your nearest emergency service facility (police or fire station),” SAPOL said in a statement.

“Stay tuned to your local radio station using a battery powered radio in your home or vehicle.”

SAPOL also said last night traffic lights remain out at “a number of major intersections across Adelaide” which will “greatly impact motorists” during peak hour.

“The community are asked to be patient while driving and to leave for their destinations earlier than usual to prepare for these expected delays,” SAPOL said.

“Police urge motorists to slow down, drive to the conditions, never drive or ride through floodwaters and obey the directions of emergency services personnel.”

A list of road closures can be found at Traffic SA.