The 'Massive' Gauteng Weather and Storm Warning Thread!

[Lupus]

A kind of milestone on the way to the dam filling up nicely...

Good stuff

 

[Geoff.D]

A kind of milestone on the way to the dam filling up nicely...

Let us hope all the weekend sailors remember!

 

[Luke7777]

For those who know the dam, beacon Island is under water

You had me worried there for a moment

 

[Geoff.D]

You had me worried there for a moment
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That place has been flooded before this? Or am I remembering it all wrong.?

 

[supersunbird]

That place has been flooded before this? Or am I remembering it all wrong.?

Beacon Island Resort in Plett?

 

[Luke7777]

That place has been flooded before this? Or am I remembering it all wrong.?

Yip, Beacon Isle has been flooded a few times in the past, especially with the old hotel still. Water used to come thru the dining room

 

[Sinbad]

>insert small text meme here
Anyway, here is the important info... wowzer on that nice inflow:

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3 Jan 53.8
4 Jan 56.7
5 Jan 5am 58.3

Looks like I may be a couple of days out on my 60% call

 

[Geoff.D]

More heavy rains in the vaal catchment areas and really important in Lesotho. Good news to get the big dams there back up to the levels we had before.

 

[Geoff.D]

3 Jan 53.8
4 Jan 56.7
5 Jan 5am 58.3

Looks like I may be a couple of days out on my 60% call

You should make more predictions if you have a tendency to under estimate!

 

[Sinbad]

You should make more predictions if you have a tendency to under estimate!

Looking at Windy for the next few days, I would not be surprised to see 70% by the end of next week.

 

[Toxic T]

Some nice steady rain here in Fourways for about 20 minutes now.

 

[Cius]

Just had some nice soft rain in Boskruin for about 15 minutes.

 

[Lupus]

Soft rain on and off here in Wilgeheuwel.

 

[Geoff.D]

Surprised last night with gentle rain and this morning.
A whopping 2.5 mm.

 

[midnightcaller]

Soft rain here in Paulshof

 

[Stuey74]

Some light rain in Vorna Valley now

 

[zerocool2009]

Centurion is instantly dark!

 

[Aharon]

A few drops in randburg... now its getting lighter

 

[ghostim]

Midrand is clearing up now

 

[Aharon]

Yeah sun just peaked in Randburg too