Severe Weather Warning issued by SA Weather Service
UPDATE
24 September 2023
23 September 2023
The South African Weather Services has issued multiple severe weather warnings from Sat 23 to Monday 25 September 2023 for large parts of South Africa, including the Garden Route and Plettenberg Bay.
Take the warnings issued by the SAWS seriously and take precautions to keep your families, property, pets and live stock safe – rather be safe, than sorry. A steep upper air trough west of SA is developing into a Cut-Off Low pressure system (COL). The system is expected to rapidly intensify into a severe storm over the next 36 hours and bring adverse weather conditions to large parts of SA.
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS FOR SUNDAY 24 INTO MONDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2023
Orange level 6 warning for the Western Cape:
Severe Thunderstorms leading to flooding and flash flooding is expected over the Garden Route, Overberg, Southern Cape Winelands of the Western Cape.
Yellow level 2 warning for the Western Cape:
Severe Thunderstorms leading to localised flooding and flash flooding is expected over the Central Karoo, Northern Cape Winelands, southern West Coast, City of Cape Town Western Cape.
Orange level 6 warning for Western Cape:
Wind and waves leading to disruption of ports and small harbours is expected between Cape Agulhas and Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape.
Yellow level 2 warning for Western Cape:
Wind and Waves leading to difficulty in navigation is expected between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas in the Western Cape.
Orange level 6 warning for Western Cape:
Interior Winds leading to damage to properties, hazardous driving conditions and flying objects is expected from Sunday afternoon into Monday over the Garden Route, eastern Overberg and Langeberg municipality of the Western Cape.
