The 'Massive' Gauteng Weather and Storm Warning Thread! The Sequel

Segg said:
Affirm, I was thinking the same thing when looking at the satellite image earlier.

There are currently small cells making their way north which have recently formed.

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The current satellite image shows the instability causing convective clouds to form towards the end of the GIF.

A good indication for the state of the atmosphere is how vivid the blue of the sky is in the mornings, low amounts of trapped pollution causing haze generally indicates an unstable atmosphere and thus a potential for convective weather

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Wait confused, the vivid blue is bad or good?
 
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Looking towards the north.
 
We had a short sharp shower around 3pm today. Small hail too. Immensely disappointing though was seeing a newly installed gutter turned 90° to where it should be. This confirms it was a cheap job or a crap contractor or both. No point in bothering the trustees till next year.

/sigh
 
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lkswan747 said:
Massive storm passed Kempton Park!
We have now reached the second highest annual rainfall figure since 1985 at 1179mm as at 18H55 December 9 2025.
We had 28mm in about 30 minutes!

Anyone have a spare canoe as I need to get something from my garage :ROFL:
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How's the crazy guy building that wooden ship doing?
 
Mzezman said:
aaaand the power is off - garsfontein
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Here in Ekurhuleni (Criminal Utopia and disgusting metro) we have been without electricity for 37 hours and have been told it MAY be restored by 00H00!
Who the F are they trying to kid? the contractors only start working at 07H00 and work a 9 hour day so by 16H00 they have gone home.
Some areas had no electricity for 9/10 days!!!!
There are octogenarians who are diabetic and have had to discard their insulin and other due to the fact that they cannot keep meds at the correct storage temperature! Needless to say the freezer contents having to be dumped.

10/12/2025 @ 16H00: We are again having some rain so I guess an update to the effect of "Due to the inclement weather, we are unable to complete the essential repairs to the electricity infrastructure in your area. UN update will be provided tomorrow at 11H00!
11/12/2025 @ 15H00: Still no electricity! Word has it that the repairs have been completed and they are now waiting for Escum to turn the power back on. This information was updated almost 2 hours ago! It has now been 85 hours without electricity!
 
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lkswan747 said:
Here in Ekurhuleni (Criminal Utopia and disgusting metro) we have been without electricity for 37 hours and have been told it MAY be restored by 00H00!
Who the F are they trying to kid? the contractors only start working at 07H00 and work a 9 hour day so by 16H00 they have gone home.
Some areas had no electricity for 9/10 days!!!!
There are octogenarians who are diabetic and have had to discard their insulin and other due to the fact that they cannot keep meds at the correct storage temperature! Needless to say the freezer contents having to be dumped.
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Light rain in Wilgeheuwel now with some odd thunder and lightning
 
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