Dave, I forgot to ask, is the flooding caused because of the rain being so heavy and for so long or is the ground so hard it can't absorb the water - or both?
Rocky it is a bit of both, we have been in a sever drought for some years now and our dam levels were down to around 29% capacity in my area. Where I live we have a very hilly terrain and lots of valleys so you have a lot of run off into the low areas and this is where the flooding will occur. On the news last night a number of people have been flooded out and their houses under water.
My pool has been overflowing all of yesterday and still is and they predicted heavy falls again to today and going on until Friday. Normally during these types of floods we have a lot of people that lose their lives and are washed away by the flood waters.
Here is the news warning from yesterday and the part in red is where I am
Wet and wild weather to wreak havoc
Cape Town - Get out the woollies, boots and brollies.
That's after the SA Weather Service on Tuesday warned of plummeting temperatures, heavy rains and snow in places.
This is because of a strong cut-off low-pressure system that developed over the south of Namibia on Monday, and moved easterly over the interior.
"Such systems often come about in summer or autumn, but it's seldom that such a strong cut-off low-pressure system occurs in winter", Mark Todd from the SA Weather Service said.
"It's not unheard of, just uncommon."
Special "take action" alerts have been issued for both the
Eastern Cape and the Free State, where heavy rainfalls and severe thunderstorms are expected in most areas, as well as bitterly cold conditions.
Adding to the weather woes in the
Eastern Cape is expected snowfall over the north-eastern high ground of the province due to the pressure system.
The Drakensberg region of KwaZulu-Natal is also expected to see snowfall, and consequent bitterly cold conditions. Strong downpours are possible in the western parts of the province.
High alert
Emergency personnel have been put on high alert in the Southern Cape where heavy rainfall has been forecast, in case of possible floods.
The rest of the country is also expected to see wet and dreary conditions.
Gauteng is set for heavy downpours and severe thunderstorms.
Severe thunderstorms are possible in places over the North West, according to Weather SA, with very cold conditions seen over the south-western parts of the province.
In Mpumalanga, severe thunderstorms are possible in places over Mpumalanga, and heavy rain is forecast over the western Highveld.
The Western Cape will be the odd one out for once though, with light rain expected at best.
