Well our weather office has issued this warning for us for the next few days 
The duty forecaster at the South African Weather Service in Port Elizabeth says there are similarities in the greater weather system which is currently developing, to the one which led to the 1968 floods in Port Elizabeth. However, the present system is not expected to bring as much rainfall.
1968 FLOODS IN PORT ELIZABETH IN THE EASTERN CAPE
“On 1 September 1968, sixteen inches of rain fell on Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape in a single day- the highest rainfall figure in living memory.â€- Eastern Cape Herald.
Five people are known to be dead and 30 people had to be rescued as 429 mm of rain fell on the city, devastating the roads and destroying countless homes. The city ground to a standstill during this disaster. Cars and caravans were swept down the Baakens River and an onlooker observed that, “cars bounced and bobbed on the raging torrent like corks. Their engines dug into the water while the body shells bounced on the waves!â€
The meteorological office recorded clouds building up to a height of 40,000 feet as the storm worsened. “It was just like a huge funnel, picking up water from the bottom and spewing it out from the top!†Observers recorded a series of violent thunderstorms, which dovetailed each other throughout the morning.
In Newton Park, North End, Sydenham, Salt Lake and Gelvandale, people stood helplessly watching as floodwaters swirled through their houses carrying furniture, cooking utensils and clothing with them.
The duty forecaster at the South African Weather Service in Port Elizabeth says there are similarities in the greater weather system which is currently developing, to the one which led to the 1968 floods in Port Elizabeth. However, the present system is not expected to bring as much rainfall.
1968 FLOODS IN PORT ELIZABETH IN THE EASTERN CAPE
“On 1 September 1968, sixteen inches of rain fell on Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape in a single day- the highest rainfall figure in living memory.â€- Eastern Cape Herald.
Five people are known to be dead and 30 people had to be rescued as 429 mm of rain fell on the city, devastating the roads and destroying countless homes. The city ground to a standstill during this disaster. Cars and caravans were swept down the Baakens River and an onlooker observed that, “cars bounced and bobbed on the raging torrent like corks. Their engines dug into the water while the body shells bounced on the waves!â€
The meteorological office recorded clouds building up to a height of 40,000 feet as the storm worsened. “It was just like a huge funnel, picking up water from the bottom and spewing it out from the top!†Observers recorded a series of violent thunderstorms, which dovetailed each other throughout the morning.
In Newton Park, North End, Sydenham, Salt Lake and Gelvandale, people stood helplessly watching as floodwaters swirled through their houses carrying furniture, cooking utensils and clothing with them.
