The 'Massive' Gauteng Weather and Storm Warning Thread!

[Lupus]

And also when my boat hits the ground it gets expensive.

Yeah that does cost a lot of money. But I prefer being able to drink.

 

[RonSwanson]

65mm in Midrand since yesterday morning.

 

[TheJman]

62mm from yesterday morning in Lonehill

 

[deesef]

Lynnwood Ridge had 137mm since yesterday afternoon.

 

[ebendl]

98mm in Garsfontein. Probably more.

Rainmeter was filled to the top but at an angle so it overflowed. Pesky kids probably bumped against it yesterday when they were jolling next to the pool.

My electronic rain meter measured 69mm yesterday and 55mm today!

 

[Neuk_]

53mm or thereabouts in Parkhurst since yesterday.

 

[Aharon]

Decent considering it wasn't predicted.

 

[Geoff.D]

Bloemhoff sluice gates have been opened.

 

[Aharon]

Bloemhoff sluice gates have been opened.

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Maybe a dumb question - can they let that water run into the Vaal? Bloemhof is part of the Vaal network is it not?

 

[Stokstert]

Maybe a dumb question - can they let that water run into the Vaal? Bloemhof is part of the Vaal network is it not?

Bloemhof is lower down in the Vaal river.

SA rivers

 

[Aharon]

So the water is just wasted?

 

[Sinbad]

So the water is just wasted?

I'm sure the communities downstream are grateful for it

 

[Geoff.D]

Years of bungling in water affairs has seen to it that the planned lower Orange river dam project has been delayed over and over again.

The Gariep Dam is now 98% full as well. So, there is no choice now but to release water out of the Bloemhof Dam to prevent a situation where both the Gariep Dam and the Bloemhof Dam overflow at the same time, which will cause major flooding in the lower Orange.

 

[voldoverse]

My electronic rain meter measured 69mm yesterday

Nice.

 

[geezer]

My electronic rain meter measured 69mm yesterday and 55mm today!

This is where someone probably should add a Beavis & Butthead gif of them giggling over the 69...............

 

[Aquila ka Hecate]

This is where someone probably should add a Beavis & Butthead gif of them giggling over the 69...............

 

[Sinbad]

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

maybe.... maybe .....

 

[Aharon]

The evils of 66.6%

 

[Geoff.D]

Bloemhof is lower down in the Vaal river.

SA rivers

Ja I see Bloemhof is on the border between the mid vaal and lower vaal areas. It is the last dam in the vaal system.

 

[ebendl]

maybe.... maybe .....

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Its kinda scary to see how little inflow there was into the Vaal dam after this point last year. Hoping we still get some good rains for January and February, though at least we're already a bit higher than last year.