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Areas in Kwazulu Natal experience intense thunderstorms since 03h00 this morning. The following reports were received via Twitter and Facebook.
AwsumKath @SAWDOS1 @SAWeatherServic WOW a storm that's lasted 4 hours how bizaar Queensburgh,Durban Loving the rain though. All quiet now. 9 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
DavePugheParry @SAWDOS1 The skies above Bothas Hill must have a Thor tummy, it's been thundering for about 4 hours now. Donder & bliksems... 12 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
ShelliLawson @SAWDOS1 storm seems to have abated in Gillitts. The most intense 5 hours I have ever experienced! Can still hear thunder but far away! 12 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
RheaMorar @SAWDOS1 still raining & thunder in Chatsworth, South of Durban. 15 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
edeni @SAWDOS1 Fog horns still sounding in Cape Town. Have been at it since late last night. 17 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
SAWDOS1 Close up satellite image of the storm in the Durban area. Not very focused. - SAT24 pic.twitter.com/nGCg1Iwp 16 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
Grayam32bn @SAWDOS1 Umkomaas 0821 it's raining hard now no wind thunder still rumbling in the west 21 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
kennykzn @Grayam32bn @SAWDOS1 Dark and pouring with heavy lightning here in Doonside 23 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
collbowie Very overcast heavy skies, no thunder, rain looks imminent #Centurion #reeds @SAWDOS1 26 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
SAWDOS1 @KwamboCari @joswalker Absolutely great image!!! Thanks for posting - SAWDOS 24 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
KwamboCari @SAWDOS1 ... “@joswalker: We have angered the gods.... pic.twitter.com/8OgwSuXN” 36 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
Grayam32bn @SAWDOS1 Umkomaas 0757 we have a storm moving in from the west no wind or rain yet only thunder so far 44 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
Dalegrobler @SAWDOS1 It's getting ugly over Durban. Loads of thunder hardly any rain yet. Awesome clouds. pic.twitter.com/IKUpco9x 47 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
mesterinsa Thunderbolts and lightning, very very frightening since 3, get the buckets, upper Highway- *the original words* @SAWDOS1 48 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
trishpp @SAWDOS1 #BothaHill 4hr #storm tantrum seems to be finally giving up. Just the hiccupping aftermath with an occasonal door slamming crash. 49 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
pilotsimon208 @SAWDOS1 slowly moving out to see over Durban pic.twitter.com/51SJmhkI 49 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
MandySingleton @SAWDOS1 this is crazy, thunder and lightning non stop since 4:00am in Durban, South Coast.. Not a breathe of wind so its lingering! 49 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
BevWilson7 @SAWDOS1 @pigspotkzn Weather is good in Howick, close to Midmar 51 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
M_Fahim_Rashid @SAWDOS1 Durban, 7:45-after 4 and a half hours of intesnse foreplay.The storm finally climaxes with a heavy downpour.longest electric storm 53 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
Over45AnVibrant @SAWDOS1 storm has passed Hillcrest 54 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
Clint_ZA @JennzaLynn That deep rumbling thunder is coming from Pinetown direction. Still pouring here with intense thunder and lightning cc @SAWDOS1 55 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
Mandywilson_SA @SAWDOS1 very dark with almost constant rolling thunder #glenwood durban 57 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
SAWDOS1 Just look at that beautiful thunderstorm cell currenly active in the Durban area. - SAT24 pic.twitter.com/8Y5GnhRN 54 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
bflyhoe @SAWDOS1 longest electrical storm I have ever experienced-but love it (northdene) 57 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
Dalegrobler Its dark out there on roads, plz light up them cars when driving guys. Check you following distance. @TheMercurySA @TheBallito @SAWDOS1 about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
SAWDOS1 Assagay 07h40: Thunder still very active but rain has subsided - Dee de Souza about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
Dalegrobler Loads of thunder around Durban no rain as yet @SAWDOS1 about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
HRHLadybubbles @Plettbird @SAWDOS1 @MandySingleton that is lovely. We were always told God is angry when it thunders. God clapping much more positive. about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
SAWDOS1 Ryan Nortier - A series of intense electrical storms over Eston, KZN at the moment, coming in from the west, heading SE about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
DylanBrassel @SAWDOS1 Storm has been raging over Pinetown for 3.5 hours! Heavy rain now with big thunder. about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
JennzaLynn @SAWDOS1 had quite a hectic storm in Pmb early this morning with heavy rain. There's still some deep thunder rumbling in the distance about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
SAWDOS1 @pilotsimon208 Thanks. Further thunderstorms still possible in and around Durban this morning. Stay alert and stay safe. about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
LisetteRM @faye23580 @SAWDOS1 thunder is awesome, I agree. Wonder when rain is gonna come. about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
SAWDOS1 RT @Over45AnVibrant: raining us letting up in Hillcrest and thunder and lightning as well about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
pilotsimon208 @SAWDOS1 radar image over Durban heading towards the city pic.twitter.com/1Jy1oA1C about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
Plettbird @SAWDOS1 @MandySingleton my 15 month old joins in and claps her hands each time we hear thunder :) about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
USGSted Powerful earthquake, SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS, Feb-9 21:02 UTC, 0 #quake tweets/min, on.doi.gov/TZuP78 9 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
Plettbird @SAWDOS1 @MandySingleton when thunder starts I tell my girls that God's clapping as He's so happy & it's time to go inside or we'll get wet! about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
4jel @SAWDOS1 severe thunderstorm in Waterfall since 3, no letting up, thunder and lightning, lights went out but back on about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
MrDurbanite @SAWDOS1 A bit of a rumble in the distance over morningside Durban since 4am. Very overcast, have to put a light on to see indoors. about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
tazzimore @SAWDOS1 hillcrest westriding rain is clearing but the thunder and lightning is still huge!!#stayinginbed about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
SAWDOS1 SA Weather Satellite Image: SAT24 06H45 SAST twitpic.com/c2de6e about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
Satellite images of the intense thunderstorms in the Durban area - SAT24
SAWDOS1 Watch: Possible flash flooding in parts of Kwazulu Natal (Hillcrest/Assagay/Durban and surrounding areas) this mornings. - SAWDOS about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
Just_Gail_ @SAWDOS1 massive storm rumbling in hillcrest since 3am -not letting off. Power failure as well about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
SAWDOS1 Very intense thunderstorm with very heavy rain. 7 AM.Unusual for this time of day. Has potential of flash flooding. Assagay - Dee de Sousa about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
SAWDOS1 Any heavy rain around or storm damage? about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
ShelliLawson @SAWDOS1 the storm is still raging 4hrs later. Lightning overhead and not moving! Gillitts 7 am about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
vaun1 @SAWDOS1. Rain just started in Scottburgh!! about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
SAWDOS1 RT @ItsMarnus: So surfing is out? #Durban, 3:00- Very heavy thunder and lightning. In for a big storm. Maybe later today? about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
SAWDOS1 @MandySingleton If it is really bad I suggest you seek professional help. about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
SAWDOS1 @MandySingleton Learn to live with it, respect it, move indoors be safety cautious. Not abnormal to fear thunder and lightning. about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
SAWDOS1 @MandySingleton Fear for lightning and thunder - I was born in the EC close to tornado ally I sometimes fear severe thunderstorms. about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
Nobodylikeme0 @SAWDOS1 Major thunder and lighting storm in Hillcrest since 3 this morning. Downpour just started still with crazy thunder Any warnings out about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
vaun1 @SAWDOS1 lots of rumbling over Scottburgh - no rain yet!! Hja d thunderstorm at 4am!! 2 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
justsittin_here @SAWDOS1 Hillcrest KZN: Huge electric storm & rain since 3am. Eases slightly, then BOOM! back again. Longest elec storm l've ever known. 2 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
Dullsweather @SAWDOS1 After all that promise, no rain yesterday but rewarded with a beautiful sunrise this AM in Dullstroom. pic.twitter.com/HH9WofM3 2 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
M_Fahim_Rashid @SAWDOS1 Durban, 6:00- persistent thunder from 3:00 accompanied by light rain. 2 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
NixKZN1 @SAWDOS1 big lightning and rain Camperdown KZN 5h30 3 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
Golfdizzy @SAWDOS1 big lightning and lots of rain being dumped in Pmb. Unusual for this time of the morning! 3 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
MandySingleton @SAWDOS1 back to bed, its moved out to sea.. 3 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
faye23580 @SAWDOS1 Umkomaas - thunder rumbling, still dark, but not raining. Lovely to wake up to the sound of thunder. 3 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
MandySingleton @SAWDOS1 @CraigPowell8 how does one get rid of an extreme fear of lightning & thunder? (had since the age of 2, extreme to put it lightly) 3 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
MandySingleton @SAWDOS1 South Coast, Durban being woken up to a massive storm 4:36am 4 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
flamingo0926 @SAWDOS1 Beeeeg Thunder and Lightning in Kloof, Beeeg Dogs in Bed under covers like little babies, (shame bless the homeless pets) xx 5 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
MadhatterL @SAWDOS1 Rolling thunder, lightning and now here comes the rain in Pinetown 3:30am 5 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
bravedaveZA @SAWDOS1 HECTIC THUNDERSTORM now hitting Upper Highway Area DBN! 5 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
ShelliLawson @SAWDOS1 very bad lightning and thunder, heavy rain. Gillitts hillcrest 3am. 5 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
M_Fahim_Rashid @SAWDOS1 Durban, 3:00- Very heavy thunder and lightning. In for a big storm 5 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
SAWDOS1 Thunderstorm with heavy steady rain falling over Assagay pesently. Obs. Dee de Souza about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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