The Gauteng Weather and Storm Warning Thread!

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APoc184

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Yoh!!! I just finished my workout and sitting down catching up on new posts/news/whatsapp.

I'm shocked at all these photos because we didn't have anything close to that intensity of a storm in Lynnwood Glen (work) or Garsfontein (Home) areas. Thought EWN was hyping stuff up a bit as I drove home.

One big gust of wind that I can remember but all it damaged was a woman's dignity in the parking lot when her dress ended up over her head.

Damn guys. Hope everybody is safe and injuries/damages are not too serious to those affected already.
 
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Adrianax said:
Yes, it was captured from Krugersdorp's side - https://krugersdorpnews.co.za/33706...aven-cradlestone-mall-sasol-pinehavens-roofs/

In addition, here is a video of it forming at the bottom of the hill - https://www.facebook.com/groups/KrugersdorpForum/permalink/871398969693348/
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Trying to track the damage path. These are the only confirmed locations I can get. and a video showing a funnel cloud from a window in sunning hill. Not sure of the direction either and if this was isolated. I'm not a meteorologist but I watch too many tornado stuff on youtube. lol

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Moosedrool said:
Trying to track the damage path. These are the only confirmed locations I can get. and a video showing a funnel cloud from a window in sunning hill. Not sure of the direction either and if this was isolated. I'm not a meteorologist but I watch too many tornado stuff on youtube. lol

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Using your awesome damage path map. This is the path that I drove home while it was happening. Completely oblivious.
 
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Sugarman said:
Mostly here at Dolphin Coast....
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Jeez Sugar, the hail and wind were scary in Bromhof/Boskruin.

I was relieved to see my house in one piece when I got home after buying a couple of sandbags to put in front of the door at the bottom of a slightly sloping driveway.
 
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maumau said:
Jeez Sugar, the hail and wind were scary in Bromhof/Boskruin.

I was relieved to see my house in one piece when I got home after buying a couple of sandbags to put in front of the door at the bottom of a slightly sloping driveway.
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Well... I have nothing to worry about there..
 
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Moosedrool said:
So possible multiple hook echos. (tornado outbreak) I'm still waiting for the pathetic journalism in Gauteng to verify what happened. There is even a video someone is claiming to be in Delmas. It won't supprise me if the funnel saw in sunninghill was the same one in honeydew and Krugersdorp.
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I was busy this afternoon, and only captured a few radar frames from the SAWS website. However, there were multiple powerful storms, and separate damage at various locations was likely.

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We're so blessed with all the rain in Gauteng after a long drought. I wish some rain for the WC too. We know exactly what you going through, we had a long drought too.
 
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Our main dams are all basically full at the start of this season. This early rain in the catchment areas could easily fill them up again soon.
 
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