Wednesday 25 February 2015

#SAWeather and #Disaster #Observations South Africa : 25 February 2015 04h00 SAST - MSBWX

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SAWS SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS: 
 
WARNINGS: -----Nil

WATCHES: -----Nil

SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORIES: -----Nil

MSBWX National Severe Weather Observations: Parts of the Free State, Northern Cape and, Eastern Cape received welcome rain yesterday evening.  However Kimberley in the Northern Cape received more than they bargained for.  A cloudburst turned  streets into rivers yesterday afternoon after a severe storm hit the city at around 15h00.

Netwerk24 report: Die wolkbreuk, wat net ná 15:00 uitgesak het, het die stad in chaos gedompel en ’n groot kragonderbreking veroorsaak. ’n Mini-substasie het ook in Galeshewe ontplof. Huise van Beaconsfield tot Galeshewe is oorstroom, sypaadjies is weggespoel, tuine het in damme verander en strate het in riviere ontaard. ’n Woedende skare het in Colville saamgedrom nadat huise oorstroom is. Die Noord-Kaap-inkopiesentrum se parkeergarage was oorstroom. Verwarde honde het weens die swaar weer in die strate rondgehardloop. Alle elektriese spanne van die Sol Plaatje-munisipaliteit was op ’n gereedheidsgrondslag, het Sello Matsie, munisipale woordvoerder, Dinsdagaand gesê. Michael Netha, voorspeller by die Suid-Afrikaanse weerburo, het gesê teen 18:00 het sowat 77 mm reeds geval. Erge reën en donderweer het opnuut teen 19:00 begin.

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MSBWX General Weather Observations:  Cool, warm to hot conditions expected today over parts of SA. Thunderstorms and rain showers can be expected in parts of Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Northern Cape, North West, Free State, Eastern Cape and Kwazulu Natal.

MSBWX National Disaster Observations:  The veld fire season is still continuing in the Western and Southern Cape.  Please be careful around open fires, throwing away of cigarette butts and equipment that can start a fire. Be fire wise!

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NSRI National Warnings and News: ------Nil

- MSBWX, SAWXREP + SAWS