Rain and storm for Cpt

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Gordon_R said:
I don't see specific things in the forecast that would make them close schools tomorrow (Thurs 11th). Maybe just being cautious, and worried about cumulative flooding and wind damage. Or catching up on the 'missed' warnings on Tues 9th?
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Ground is saturated.
Berg river will definitely be in flood, probably the Lourens and Eerste too
There is some heavy rain forecast tomorrow morning - peaking at 25mm/3hr.
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Tomorrow 24hour rain accumulation total is 100mm in Franschhoek.
Next 72hours rain accumulation - is over 140mm in total (below)
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SAWS - Weather Warning
Cape Town city
Headline: Disruptive Rain
Warning Level: Level 8
Start Time: 11-07-2024 12:00 AM
End Time: 11-07-2024 11:59 PM
Impact: Widespread flooding of roads and settlements Widespread mudslides, rockfalls and soil erosion.
Danger to life (fast flowing streams / deep water)Large communities not accessible/cut-off for a prolonged period Widespread displacement of affected communities.
Widespread damage to property, buildings and loss of livelihoods and livestock.
Widespread transport routes and travel services severely affected.
 
Whatsapp FUD doing the rounds.
FYI: Please note the storm approaching this evening has been upgraded to a cyclone level. This is set to hit the west and south coasts of Cape Town by around 11pm-1am.
Please ensure all windows and doors are closed and latched to avoid any damages. Please ensure no objects are left out which can easily be blown away/off. Anchor down any braai stands, chairs etc, best to move it indoors for the night.
Please ensure all animals are kept inside as well as it will be extremely windy, wet and ice cold. Worse off than Sunday they are saying.
Please keep safe and avoid traveling on the roads tonight.

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seriously this weather is Mad I mean JHB has rain and floods, but here in CPT, its just never ending, its on another level,
I keep expecting to see the neighbors boat sailing down the street. I mean if the wind is in the right direction.

all I'm waiting for is to wake up and hit my head on the ceiling when my bedroom floods,

as for them closing schools, does that mean that its going to be that bad? or is it more as a precaution?
being DA and not ANC like Im used to, where even if there's a waterfall in the class, school continues.

the DA seems to be a bit more proactive that GP, but that's just my casual observation as a ex-Vallie
 
Maurice Kitching said:
.....This reminds me of winters in the 80's.
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My sentiments exactly. Used to pelt down, hard... for hours on end, literally non stop. And storms lasted days not a brief spurt for 20 mins and kla!

Real Cape winters a lot of younger folk on this forum weren't even around at that time so have no reference point, so this is a small taste of what used to be par for the course.
 
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Jet-Fighter7700 said:
seriously this weather is Mad I mean JHB has rain and floods, but here in CPT, its just never ending, its on another level,
I keep expecting to see the neighbors boat sailing down the street. I mean if the wind is in the right direction.

all I'm waiting for is to wake up and hit my head on the ceiling when my bedroom floods,

as for them closing schools, does that mean that its going to be that bad? or is it more as a precaution?
being DA and not ANC like Im used to, where even if there's a waterfall in the class, school continues.

the DA seems to be a bit more proactive that GP, but that's just my casual observation as a ex-Vallie
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Two of my favourite things about winter:

1.) Those sunny days in the middle of winter where the sun is warm and the air is cool. As close to perfect as it ges.
2.) The endless days of rain. The house is stocked with food and hibernation mode activates - I like that feeling of being shut off from the world for a while. Would love to go back in time to being a kid and just chilling indoors with my family through the rainy days.
 
Skeleton waterfall this afternoon, still decent flow but yesterday must've been hectic. Looks to have been 0.5-0.7m deep the entire way across.
Contour path is washed out between skeleton and Window where there was a small bridge and the Jeep tracks in Newlands are stuffed again with metre deep dongas.

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ChrisJ said:
Skeleton waterfall this afternoon, still decent flow but yesterday must've been hectic. Looks to have been 0.5-0.7m deep the entire way across.
Contour path is washed out between skeleton and Window where there was a small bridge and the Jeep tracks in Newlands are stuffed again with metre deep dongas.

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Smashing shot, perfect contrast and lighting as well :thumbsup:, that cascade of water over the rocks and spray frozen in time...one can almost imagine being there. Immersed, mesmerized.
 
So tomorrow is apparently hectic- even local businesses are closed in Table View???
 
Gordon_R said:
Sadly not, this time. The temperature has been gradually rising (even if it doesn't feel like it), and the persistent rain will be washing out all of the accessible snow at low elevations. Snow is a rather ephemeral phenomenon in SA, and the best opportunities are both time and location restricted. The best opportunities are few and far between, and I have only touched snow a handful of times in 40 years (usually on a weekday). There is always snow on the high peaks, but you can only admire it when the clouds finally lift.

P.S. The Berg River Dam peaked at 104%, and the excess is over-spilling into the river. The peak flows will move downstream over the next day or two.

Edit: Other rainfall data and dam levels remain to be updated.
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I have touched snow in some of the strangest locations in SA. And most snowfalls I experienced lasted only a few days. Except for Sutherland, where the snow lingers for quite a while.

Sutherland - the most, was there over July for 3 years in a row and each time there was snow.
Kuruman, Danielskuil, - in the Northern Cape - most unexpected in a November nogal, and only lasted a few hours.
Louis Trichardt in the mountains.
Lesotho also in July - 3 times at the top of Sani pass.
Calvinia, Carnarvon, Hanover - in the Karoo.
Here in the cape - at the Mw site above Paarl and Grabouw. Ceres also.
Swartberg pass and Die Hell.
Hogsback, Graaff Reinet, Molteno, Aliwal North in the mountains.
Barkley East - twice on my cousin's farm
Kokstad - trapped in the town with the family for almost 2 weeks.
Worcester, in the mountains on a Scout hike in the mountains.
Pretoria - 3 times.
Roodepoort 3 times. JHB Hillbrow Tower, where the snow lingered up at the top for almost 2 weeks.

And then in Canada on a business trip to Ottowa and Toronto. - That was something else! Snow meters deep and once in transit at Heathrow also.
 
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