Wednesday, 4 July 2012

Weather Observation: Western / Southern Cape - Gale force wind and rain. (4 July 2012)


Observers in the Western and Southern Cape send the following weather observation reports to the SAWDOS:

00h58 - NOORDHOEK, CAPE TOWN: Was just woken by the rain and wind. Extreme gusts and rain in Noordhoek Area. Very large rain drops in between the rain. Almost thought it was hailing at a point. Weather coming from a NW direction. Seems like 5 minute intervals between the extreme gusts. Its sounds pretty bad out there! Obs. Jakes ZS1TP

05h07 - MOSSEL BAY: GALE force wind experienced in Mossel Bay. Max gust 51.4 kmh NNW . Light rain. - SAWDOS

06h05 - BARRYDALE: @SAWDOS1 The same WX at Barrydale! Obs. CorrieWorsley

06h06 - WILDERNESS: @SAWDOS1 strong wind now in Wilderness Obs. Willie Hough

06h16 - SEDGEFIELD: Extreme winds, Gale Force in Sedgefield. Obs. ???

06h30 - SOUTHERN CAPE: Gale force winds blowing in the Southern Cape since 05h00 this morning. No reports of wind damage as yet. - SAWDOS

07H09 - GEORGE: Parts of George without electricity. Still VERY windy... Welcome winter... Obs. Deidre Fortuin

07h20 - THE CRAGS, PLETTENBERG BAY: Wow what a cold wind up to 65kmph which is cold an wet all must keep safe. Plett and the crags is the windy place. Obs. Jacquin Pom Savage

08h00 - BLOUBERG, CAPE TOWN: The rain in the early hours was a true cloud-burst sort here in Blouberg. My lawn underwater, etc. Hectic! Obs. Les Gutsche

08H35 - OUDTSHOORN: In Oudtshoorn - no wind, but been raining for ages. So much for the first day of the Aerobatics Championships!

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