Filmed near lagoon beach hotel on the afternoon of june 7th. A kid stands over the bridge as the huge waves hit coastline during the heavy storm in cape town, south africa on june 7, 2017. Jun 08, 2017 residents of cape town, south africas secondlargest city, and other towns in the surrounding western cape province mopped up the damage thursday after a devastating storm that caused nine. This is the winter period in the southern hemisphere and cape town can expect around 85 millimetres of rain during june. South african city hit by one of the worst storms in decades, according to meteorologists.
An unusually large south atlantic storm struck the southern coast of south africa on 7 june. Cape storm damages 5 schools across western cape the citizen. Sep 06, 2017 the western cape education department on friday said that 5 schools in the province had been damaged as a result of the massive storm which struck earlier in the week. Oct 7 rapper nelly arrested for rape in auburn, washington. South africa storm leaves 8 dead, record rain in durban. We decided to brave the weather and go find some big waves around hitting the shores around cape town. Check out the latest updates and footage from cape towns storm. By yasmine jacobs and siyabonga sesant apr 26, 2017.
Several large towers on high sites came down as shown in the pictures and some damage to radio amateur antennas were also reported over the region. Nearly 10,000 people have been affected by the inclement weather in cape town. The western cape education department on friday said that 5 schools in the province had been damaged as a result of the massive storm which struck earlier in the week. Oct 10, 2017 find the weather in cape town for 10 october 2017 including clouds cover, wind, humidity and more. Starting october 9, 2017, people of the south africa have had to withstand a massive storm, which has caused the immeasurable damage to several provinces, including gauteng, mpumalanga, and kwazulunatal, leaving johannesburg flooded and other major south african cities. One, just off the tip of south africa, the other on social media, where some of the more excitable news sources have predicted an event nothing short of cape town dislodging from the peninsula and sinking into a foaming and bubbling atlantic ocean. It was also a hyperactive atlantic hurricane season, featuring 17 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes, 2017 was the fifthmost active atlantic hurricane season on record, tied with 1936. Includes a poledancing competition, kites, and a show of rare art. According to the city of cape town disaster management, around 700.
Cape town green map cape town tourism cape town stadium film cape town invest cape town. With warnings to stay indoors you might have missed some of the shocking footage from wednesday, 8 june 2017. Jun 06, 2017 western cape storm warning the south african weather service has advised the disaster risk management centre of the following severe weather warning. Today cape town was greeted by a massive storm which delivered big. Cape storm of 2017 satellite imagery showing the storm front as it hit the western cape from before the storm hit on 5 june to the day the storm made landfall on the 7th to the day after on 8 june. Cape town can expect to be on level 4 for a long time it will, however, be slightly more. Western cape storm warning the south african weather service has advised the disaster risk management centre of the following severe weather warning.
Get the monthly weather forecast for cape town, western cape, south africa, including daily highlow, historical averages, to help you plan ahead. The city of cape town s disaster risk management says two people have been injured in lavender hill when the roof of a house was blown off. The city of johannesburg suffered massive damage, as winds have pulled. Posted in news, online journalism tagged cape town, cape town june 2017 storm, fake news, instagram, social media, twitter, weather, youtube watch them all. I love this type of weather although with todays forecasting and social media. Winter storm unleashes heavy rain and wind on south african city, displacing. The south african weather service saws warned of rain, leading to. Watch massive joburg storm brings hail, floods, fire and.
Oct 6 storm nate kills at least 22 people passing through costa rica, nicaragua and honduras. Cape town is also known as the cape of storms for more than 500 years and is the last resting place of many. Several dead in massive south africa storm, johannesburg hit hard. At somerset mall in somerset west part of the roof of the mr price. Cape town roofs were blown off houses in parts of cape town, trees uprooted, roads forced to close and electricity to various areas cut off as the monster storm coming in off the atlantic. Weather reports from june 2017 in cape town, south africa with highs and lows. Cape towns busy season officially begins in november, however the end of october begins to get a bit busier as visitors start arriving for a holiday in this part of the world. Worst winter storm in 30 years hits cape town, causing at least 8. Schools and the university of cape town have closed in anticipation of the storm. Weather reports from october 2017 in cape town, south africa with highs and lows. The partnership places cape town on a global level and. An unusually large south atlantic storm struck the southern coast of south africa on 7 june 2017 with wind speeds as high as 120 kmh.
Communities in the western cape are welcome to send all your storm updates to news, accidents. In october 2017, the western parts of the western cape received. There are many festivals and outdoor events that take place too, giving visitors and locals alike the chance to get outdoors and enjoy the glorious late spring climate. Western cape in for wet weekend as heavy rainfall, flooding. Wave heights of 912 metres were recorded between cape columbine and cape agulhas. The storm directly caused eight deaths and damaged 5 schools across the western cape. Cape storm live footage cape town storm sea point duration. A traffic control vehicle blocks a road as waves of foam and seawater crash into three anchor bay in cape town on june 7, 2017, as an intense storm hits south africas west coast.
In the wake of october 9, 2017, south african weather service issued a. Residents of cape town, south africas secondlargest city, and other towns in the surrounding western cape province mopped up the damage thursday after a. South africa weather service reports said that torrential rain fell in. An intense cold front is expected to affect the western and northern cape on wednesday, 7 june 2017 and thursday, 8 june 2017. Jun 07, 2017 cape town storm 7 june 2017 0607 2017, 05. Western cape storm warning june 06 2017 rbs insurance brokers. Past weather in cape town, south africa october 2017. Cape storm damages 5 schools across western cape the. Several dead in massive south africa storm, johannesburg. Check out the latest updates and footage from cape town s storm. Current weather conditions in cape town south africa. Cape town, south africa october weather holiday weather. Cape town, western cape, south africa monthly weather.
Special wind and weather forecast for windsurfing, kitesurfing and other wind related sports. Todays storm has closed one of cape towns leading shopping centres with the worst of the weather predicted for the afternoon. Cape town on standby ahead of major weather warning high. Despite dropping up to 50 mm of rain the storm did not break the cape town water crisis affecting the region. Western cape storm warning june 06 2017 rbs insurance. Major winter storm hits western cape, south africa on june 7, 2017. Past weather in cape town, south africa august 2017. Oct 11, 2017 find the weather in cape town for 11 october 2017 including clouds cover, wind, humidity and more. Cape town zs1 area was struck by a huge wind and rain storm during tuesday night 6 june continuing througout the next day. South africa 7 dead, thousands affected by floods in cape town and durban.
Massive rainfall forecast for friday never mind the storm brewing within the countrys ruling party, there seems to be a storm brewing and heading for cape town. Find the weather in cape town for 11 october 2017 including clouds cover, wind, humidity and more. A major winter storm hit south africas province of western cape and the cape town metropolitan area around 23. Worst winter storm in 30 years hits cape town, causing at. The south african weather service has warned cape town residents about. The storm claimed several lives and left many injured. Oct 7 new zealand clinch their 5th rugby championship with 2524 win over south africa at cape town. Jun 08, 2017 storm in cape town claimed at least nine lives, blew roofs off houses, flooded buildings, downed power lines and forced schools to close on wednesday.
Update cape towns twitter and insta users celebrate the. The bbcs mo allie in cape town reports that before the storm, there had been several interfaith meetings to pray. Oct 6 vegas golden knights win first ever nhl game 21 away to the dallas stars. The particular weather system causing the heavy rain over much of kwazulunatal, including durban has nothing in common with. Cavendish square management said the centre was being closed as a precautionary measure due to extreme weather in the claremont area. All city services and relevant external agencies are on standby to deal with the consequences of the severe weather that has been forecast, the citys. Jul 24, 2019 a traffic control vehicle blocks a road as waves of foam and seawater crash into three anchor bay in cape town on june 7, 2017, as an intense storm hits south africas west coast. Pretoria the city of cape town is on standby following a warning from the south african weather service saws of high rainfall, galeforce wind and possible snowfalls later this week. Last week tuesday and into wednesday 67 june a massive storm hit cape town with one gust of nw wind measured on my weather station at 96kmh. Winds from deadly storms in cape town, south africa, fan. I love this type of weather although with todays forecasting and social media predictions i often feel the anticipation is bigger than the outcome. Storm and fires threaten outlook for south african insurers. Storms that swept into cape town, south africa have killed at least nine people and unleashed winds that fanned fires, forcing evacuations of about 10,000.
May god bless us all may god bless us all 6 june 21h26 so everyone is making jokes but i legitimately hope everyone stays safe during the storm hitting cape town today. Latest rainfall levels by cape town weather office. It brought powerful winds, huge waves and coastal flooding, frequent lightning, heavy rain and snow at higher elevations. Two injuries have been reported in cape town so far after tuesday nights storm, charlotte powell, spokesperson for the disaster risk management centre. Cape town mops up after most devastating storm in 30 years. A ghastly, menacing storm has been brewing all week. Wildfires burn along the twelve apostles area of table mountain in cape town, south africa, october.