Weather & Hail Warnings

[Mrcloc]

Quick Q from a non-Jozi resident, is it normally like this or has it kind of gotten bigger/much worse over the last few year?

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These big storms are more normal than not as far as I remember. It's just that we haven't had storms like this for a few years (so yes - worse than the last few years). I remember in my younger years we got lots of hail every summer. And big stones too! I remember once there was a hailstone in our garden (PTA) the size of a baseball. JHB is just about always worse than PTA.

 

[maximus]

Ah okey dokes.

 

[Ralf*]

first signs of thunderstorms

2 small cells, one near Koppies and one near Ventersdorp, moving East to North-east

 

[Ralf*]

I now count 4 small thunder cells

1)Just south of Koster
2)directly overhead Westonaria.....1/2 hour to Krugersdorp
3)Directly over Vereeniging......1/2 hour Meyerton
4)directly overhead Koppies

All are moving North-East

the one over Koppies is the biggest with the greatest radar returns !!

no-where as bad as yesterday

 

[ChefDJ]

My car is sleeping outside tonight

Pleeeeease stay away, hail. Pleeeeeease

 

[Ralf*]

My car is sleeping outside tonight

Pleeeeease stay away, hail. Pleeeeeease

apart from being covered in dew drops due to a "mist" being forecast in the early hours of the morning....I think you are safe

I am just amazed at the people at WeatherSA, that are now officially by parliament decree allowed to issue severe weather warnings....

and boy did they do so today, every radio station had this as there lead story this afternoon, warning of doom-and-gloom tonight, even SABC news was running the severe weather warning for tonight....

and

Its as calm as an earthworm on sleeping tablets outside..........PATHETIC

on the radar images not even a hint of thunderstorm activity, except way up north (pietersburg - Ellisras - Selibe Pikwe)

HOWEVER

forecast for rain intensity for tomorrow looks like we might be in for some trouble here in Gauteng

 

[ChefDJ]

I shall sleep peacefully tonight, thanks Ralf :ty:

 

[Ralf*]

big "line squal" of weather ...stretching from Mafikeng all the way thru Potch then all along the Vaal River to Villiers/Frankfurt

Estimate in Gauteng about 2 to 2 1/2 hours

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[ChefDJ]

Noooooooooo!
Car is outside tonight!

 

[Ralf*]

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[Hubblyking]

There's one serious turn of weather in silvertons side .Sounds like the roofs are gonna blow off:argh:

 

[Ralf*]

it has passed over Kempton Park, epicentre now over Nalmapius and Bapsfontein

contained some thunder, lots of cloud to cloud lightning, and light to moderate rain only

no hail, winds light only

 

[Hubblyking]

The hail is falling!With terrible winds and The hail is aggressive .

 

[Ralf*]

The hail is falling!With terrible winds and The hail is aggressive .

where is this exactly ?

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looks like a bit of a second-breathe on passing Irene/Nalmapius, hence the red contours, heading direction PTA east/Kittyhawk

 

[Hubblyking]

The hail is falling!With terrible winds and The hail is aggressive .

where is this exactly ?

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Silverton Pretoria east.

 

[STREETDREAMER]

we were in fordsburg last night for supper and had some hail came down hard for about 2 min but small stones still need to inspect for damage :nonono:

 

[naushad]

was at ruimsig athletic stadium on sat night, the wind was horrendous, came home and the neighbours tree had fallen into his pool!:thumbdo::thumbdo:

 

[LevanM]

Storming in Edenvale now.

 

[Ralf*]

Storming in Edenvale now.

I was on the road, looking south it was pitch black and looked menacing.

So out with the Samsung Tablett, looked at the radar images, but the weather contours were "mild" and thus only moderate to heavy rain was indicated....no hail !

had a 20 minutes downpour in Kempton, now its all calm

NO DRAMA

 

[JENICH]

Hey there Ralf,
Got an SMS stating imminent storm with hail in Randburg

Any info regarding this