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Floods hit South Africa in February–March 2023, caused by heavy rainfall as a result of the La Niña weather phenomenon, affecting seven provinces, including Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, and North West. [2]
The storms produced hail about the size of softballs. [8] [9] [10] 24 July 1996 Calgary, Alberta, and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Orange-sized hailstones caused almost $300 million worth of damage in Calgary and Winnipeg, as well as serious flooding. Notably, one-third of cars damaged by the storm were irreparable. [11] 29 March 2000 Lake Worth ...
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Flooding was reported in Midrand, Edenvale and Bedfordview; [9] while a three-year-old girl was swept away in Alexandra. [10] Housing and cars were also swept away in Alexandra, and the Gauteng Human Settlements Department was providing temporary accommodation while the Province had set up the Johannesburg Disaster Management Centre.
Hail is possible within most thunderstorms (as it is produced by cumulonimbus), [4] as well as within 2 nmi (3.7 km) of the parent storm. Hail formation requires environments of strong, upward motion of air within the parent thunderstorm (similar to tornadoes) and lowered heights of the freezing level.
The main threat will be hail the size of quarters and wind gusts up to 60 mph. The front responsible for the storms may stall across the area Friday into Saturday, bringing the metro’s best ...
On average, hail was between 2 centimetres (0.79 in) and 5 centimetres (2.0 in), [4] while at Ferntree Gully in Melbourne's east, hail of up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) was reported. [5] During the weekend of 6 and 7 March, Melbourne experienced 61 millimetres (2.4 in) of rainfall, more than the entire March average of 50 millimetres (2.0 in).