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On 1-5 June 2024, [3] a large storm system produced severely heavy rainfall and winds along the Eastern coast of South Africa, striking several municipalities in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. The storm produced two tornadoes in Newcastle and Utrecht, with the more intense tornado striking Tongaat. [4] [5]
On the 13th of April, it was announced that 59 people were killed across KwaZulu-Natal: 45 in eThekwini and 14 in iLembe. [14] [15] Later that day, the number of reported deaths due to the flooding was increased to 450. [16] KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala stated at least 2,000 homes and 4,000 shanty homes were damaged or destroyed. [14]
Warnings are issued 24 hours prior to the tropical cyclone making landfall. If sustained winds 70 km/h and/or gusts 90 km/h or stronger are predicted, a conventional wind warning will be issued along with the tropical cyclone watches and warnings. A storm surge warning may be issued if abnormally high water levels are predicted.
A watch or warning bearing the phrase is referred to as a PDS watch or PDS warning. First used by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC), a national guidance center of the National Weather Service, for tornado watches, the phrase was later applied to other severe weather watches and warnings by the agency's regional
A tropical storm warning is no longer in effect in Bermuda, where 7 to 9 inches of rain was expected to bring “life-threatening” flash flooding, especially in low-lying areas, the hurricane ...
Winter Storm Watches and Warnings are in effect through Thursday for central and southern Virginia and central and eastern North Carolina. Snowfall accumulations could reach between 5 and 10 ...
The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2022. The year began with a La Niña.There were several natural disasters around the world from various types of weather, including blizzards, cold waves, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, tornadoes, and tropical cyclones.
December 31, 2002 - Tropical Storm Delfina struck eastern Mozambique, and over the next few days drifted over land until re-emerging into the Mozambique Channel on January 6, 2003. The storm dropped heavy rainfall, reaching 281 mm (11.1 in) in Nampula. The rains caused flooding that damaged or destroyed more than 20,000 houses.