Your weather roundup in tweets
Extreme weather conditions hit most parts of South Africa this week breaking a few rainfall records. Take a look at some of the pictures and updates in tweets.
South Africa has been experiencing some extreme weather conditions as of late. From dry scorchers to heavy storms, this week has been no exception. Heavy rainfall was predicted this week with some areas reporting record breaking averages. While some celebrated the downpour, many others were displaced by the floods and left devastated by road accidents, traffic and poor drainage systems.
Social media has been ablaze with weather updates and here are some Twitter highlights of your weather week in South Africa.
Extreme weather in South Africa is becoming the norm with several maximum daily rain records broken on 9 March 2016 pic.twitter.com/93BrBguEgF
— helmo preuss (@helmopreuss) March 11, 2016
6:05am: sunrise
sunset will be at 6:28pm
today's forecast: thunderstorms, 23/13°C
tomorrow: scattered thunderstorms, 19/14°C— Johannesburg Weather (@JohannesburgZA) March 11, 2016
At least 20 rescuers are here. #PTAflashfloods pic.twitter.com/oHzEyUx8ym
— Lirandzu Themba (@LirandzuThemba) March 10, 2016
Happy rain – finally – in Africa! #expat #southafrica pic.twitter.com/6KrqDMPq6r
— ExpatChild (@ExpatChild) March 9, 2016
South Africa may experience a 10% reduction in ave rainfall by 2025, severely reducing surface runoff up to 50-75%. https://t.co/K5UZfD0Q4J
— Thirst Foundation (@Thirst4Water) March 9, 2016
Roads in dangerous state. Lenchen Rd N, Centurion damaged by heavy rain. Avoid low lying bridges & drive carefully! pic.twitter.com/mr8kJbm0gD
— OUTsurance (@OUTsurance) March 10, 2016
Collision on the N1 North by Botha Avenue in Pretoria causes entrapment https://t.co/b7o5UrWZJR @EMER_G_MED pic.twitter.com/5VJdTQzKZx
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) March 10, 2016
Road Safety and Flood Risks for Drivers and Pedestrians https://t.co/9bzwUjn6Yf #ArriveAlive pic.twitter.com/4HypqRTOlQ
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) March 10, 2016
ER24 urges motorists to drive cautiously in current wet weather https://t.co/Sif6P0tiIr @ER24EMS #ArriveAlive pic.twitter.com/w2DuBqe49t
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) March 10, 2016
Did you know that last year South Africa recorded the lowest total annual rainfall since monitoring started in 1904. #Farming #Nature
— Rhino Group (@RhinoGroupZA) March 3, 2016
@Abramjee: "Hartbeespoort Dam…#Rain pic.twitter.com/o2zTwkLwfE" #1 in South Africa https://t.co/jxcl93taBv
— South Africa: news (@TopRT_ZA) March 10, 2016
#Hartbeespoort Video clip of Dam overflowing https://t.co/NibSLrh0fe pic.twitter.com/iE3YEE4VOB
— kormorant (@Kormorant) March 10, 2016
Die poort in pretoria noord is n totale nagmerrie,maak jouself gereed vir meer as 30 min se staan pic.twitter.com/hpaHDfHWBG
— Quartus Venter (@Quartus007) March 10, 2016
The water affairs department says only 4% of South Africa's annual rainfall infiltrates the soil to recharge the water table.
— Africa Green Media (@AfricaGreenMedi) March 4, 2016
Road closed at corner of R25 and old pretoria road pic.twitter.com/TGVGTObUEQ
— thokgedi simon (@thokgedi29) March 10, 2016
@TrafficSA -PRETORIA/SOSHANGUVE-80 MM OF RAIN pic.twitter.com/P2ov2DDjIS
— Peter Teane (@peter_5yrs) March 10, 2016
How amazing is this picture of pretoria this evening? I didn't take it but it's stunning! pic.twitter.com/XFE9cMaESG
— 𝓒𝓗 (@Christynxoxo) March 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/WandileSihlobo/status/706564786889351173
