Weekend of fire and storms: 29 to 31 August 2008.
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Weekend of fire and storms: 29 to 31 August 2008
Western Cape:Storms, snow, gale-force winds, 7m swells, flooding. Power failures. 7
people injured at Ottery PnP. Damage to aircraft. Traffic disruption
Kwazulu-Natal:
Snow. 7 people died in runaway fire; houses, cars and livestock damaged. Roads closed due to fires. Firefighting pilot died in plane
crash.
Gauteng:
Fires: 5000 hectares burned, 7m high flames
Free state:
Fires: cattle, game and grazing destroyed. Damage to property, farm implements.
Telkom and Eskom poles damaged in fires
30 August 2008 14:00 SAST
300hPa height on 30 August
Predicted Windspeed, Temperature, Rainfall at George
Normalised Difference Snow Index: 30 August 2008
Normalised Difference Snow Index: 1 Sept 2008
30 August 2008 14:00 SAST
R: 1.2 micronG: 0.46 micronB: 2.1 micron
29 August200810:00 SAST
Intense low pressure system, and associated weather caused severe
weather along the coast: the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KZN.
Hot, dry and windy conditions ahead of the cold front led to runaway fires in Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal and Free
State.