Rain and storm for Cpt

[EL'Diablo]

Do you have to navigate the "pothole" in Hawkins Avenue?

I had a lot of standing water on the way to work this morning, in places it's never been before. Storm water drainage system is under strain.

I'm other side of Epping, SA Metal side, but yes there are magical swimming pools appearing everywhere

 

[EL'Diablo]

@Pineapple Smurf how was it?

 

[TofuMofu]

Nothing on Atlantic Seaboard side. Just cold as feck.

 

[EL'Diablo]

50 minutes to travel 10.2km this morning to work, Belgravia road flooded (really bad by Wembley) Kromboom's woolworths intersection blocked off by police cause the water is too deep, was wild, thank goodness for the boat

 

[Icemanbrfc]

50 minutes to travel 10.2km this morning to work, Belgravia road flooded (really bad by Wembley) Kromboom's woolworths intersection blocked off by police cause the water is too deep, was wild, thank goodness for the boat

This is why I always carry scuba gear with me

 

[EL'Diablo]

This is why I always carry scuba gear with me

was crazy!!! never seen so many golfies trying to climb pavements LOL

 

[Icemanbrfc]

was crazy!!! never seen so many golfies trying to climb pavements LOL

At least those with lowering kits could float like a boat now lol

 

[Spizz]

Power out across Overstrand.

Some reports of damage to buildings around this way too. I lost a panel in my greenhouse, blown straight out. Lucky it is a plastic panel and it was at the bottom of the garden pinned to a wall.

 

[Strange]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668872118577053698

 

[Naks]

Eerste River burst its banks during the night, lots of flooding in Stellies

 

[dualmeister]

A fallen over tree blocked the road to the office this morning.

 

[dualmeister]

In laws street this morning (Plumstead).

 

[wingnut771]

Isn't most of cape town below sea level?

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Very mild storm coming to work this morning
Strandvale is lekker flooded.
Im watching WhatsApp videos of friends living there, as well as my Aunt, the roads are flooded.
Some houses as well
Its bad
No electricity either, sub station under water

 

[Gordon_R]

Eerste River burst its banks during the night, lots of flooding in Stellies

I was looking at a few DWS charts, and parts of the Eerste are high, but I couldn't see anything directly except the Jonkershoek stream which seems to be rocketing off scale (up to 6am). See: https://www.dws.gov.za/Hydrology/Unverified/RTGraph.aspx?Station=G2H005FW&Type=Flow&Rain=N

 

[Strange]

Eerste River burst its banks during the night, lots of flooding in Stellies

Has to be the 1st time since 2006 (I didn't live here before then).

 

[Naks]

Has to be the 1st time since 2006 (I didn't live here before then).

I've live here since 2013 and do not ever recall seeing this much rain falling for the Eerste to burst.

 

[Naks]

From @1Second

Flooding Alert.
R301 Bainskloof Pass closed to traffic. Still Wating for the authorities.
R301 Bainskloof Pass between Wellington and the R43.
Heavy rains water run-off overloading infrastructure. Sheet water in broad strips on many places. Bridges washing over, some debris coming down. Gullies overwhelmed.
Photographers dream.
Driver's caution. Rather avoid.
Caution

#1SecondTelegram #1Second 1Second

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Last time it was this bad was 2013
Cars got flooded in Main Road Somerset West
Written off
The water was flowing right through Medi City.
Ive seen 1 metre of erosion outside my place happen in the last week
That Lourensford River is angry
And we still have lots more rain for next 24hrs to come

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

old Dewaal Drive is flooded