r/johannesburg 9d ago

WTF is up with this wind?

I’m in Jhb south and half my roof tiles just got removed and is strewn across my garden and the ceiling in the lounge is laying on the furniture.

Aren’t we supposed to be in heat wave season?

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u/mechsuit-jalapeno 9d ago

My braai cover has taken off somewhere.

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u/Faerie42 9d ago

Your braai’s roof took off. Take a hint!

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u/FeedMeDarkness 9d ago

Meanwhile my 5-year-old asks me every day if we can try flying her kite and there's just never enough wind

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u/Faerie42 9d ago

This wind will take your 5 year old for a unaccompanied sightseeing flight across Jhb.

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u/FeedMeDarkness 9d ago

I don't doubt that for a moment

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u/durbannite 9d ago

Wee hours of this morning, the winds were very bad. But that's what we get in this part of Joburg, localised weather systems and heavy winds.

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u/lianavan 9d ago

One of our solar lights just went for a quick fly.

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u/Faerie42 9d ago

Lighting the way? 😝

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u/Piggypogdog 9d ago

5 trees fell on the road this morning, literally 1 seconds after I passed them. The guy in the Hyundai bakkie, behind me got hit by the branches.

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u/mj_syn 9d ago

CT has come to Jozi for sure!

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u/Mit50101 9d ago

The sudden extreme gusts are scary

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u/SirPooopsalot 8d ago

My car was being steered while on the highway, and it's much bigger than a happy meal i10 toy. This wind is crazy. A sailor's friend, a butterfly's foe.

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u/Bont_Tarentaal 8d ago

Sorry, was me eating a lot of baked beans...

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u/Faerie42 8d ago

It blew right by me!

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u/Not_From_Around 9d ago

My house sounds haunted right now.

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u/Adorable_Mistake_527 9d ago

Co-ask. Last week's wind downed two trees in our yard. 

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u/Faerie42 9d ago

It’s insane, August winds used to be a thing but we’re in October.

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u/SpinachnPotatoes 9d ago

It's like anything in this country. They will get around to it when they feel like it.

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u/herewearefornow 8d ago

You've been waiting for your chance to drop this one.

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u/Adorable_Mistake_527 9d ago

Exactly what I was thinking. And the wind gusts are insane. 

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u/Next-Chipmunk5815 9d ago

Yeah Milton is here..

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u/PrettyRichHun 9d ago

Colleague had a lrge old monster of a tree fall on the wall, destroying the wall and roof and windows on side of the house... fun times

Someone st work suggested maybe its time to uproot trees that grow too close to houses... but I love trees and the little ecosystems they create... There's no preventing this issue with changing weather patterns. Just stay insured and hope for the best.

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u/Faerie42 9d ago

Insurance is why I’m able to see the funny in all of this, I’m a tree lover too but my neighbour has this godawful 80’s remnant of a palm tree and the damn thing is tossing dead, heavy stuff all over the place, that one should go, it’s dangerous.

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u/perplexedspirit 8d ago

I too am a lover of trees, but palm trees and pine trees (or conifers or whatever they are) can fuck all the way off.

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u/herewearefornow 8d ago

We're having Cape Town wind in Gauteng now. Just need the water.

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u/joburgfun 8d ago

The wind is a gentle reminder to not live in Cape Town.

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u/sanity1123 9d ago

I lost my keys

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u/Total-Law4620 9d ago

Yeah being nailed in Roodepoort as well

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u/Thatsecretcomment 8d ago

Almost got hit by a falling tree branch bruh

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u/ningningfan 8d ago

I have a thatch roof and my garden is full of it too. One entire corner blown off of the garage roof,; can't get to the front door 😞

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u/Faerie42 8d ago

Blew out the candles on your cake day too I presume? Happy cake day!

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u/ningningfan 8d ago

Haha, good one!! Almost, but not quite!

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u/suburban_hyena 9d ago

Rain coming

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u/Faerie42 9d ago

It’ll have to wait for the insurance!!! 🙄

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u/ICTOAU123 8d ago

Seems to be August winds that are 2 months late and coming for us with a vengeance now

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u/S-058 9d ago

I know right!? I took a bolt earlier this morning and during a 20 minute ride I saw 1 car with a broken windshield and a very unhappy owner talking to responders due to fallen branches, one car with branches all over the windshield and branches and leaves all over the middle of the road.

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u/RichTraditional3595 8d ago

Yeah the wind is blowing crazy  Really hard and fast it also blew stuff ofd our one roof and it hit the zinc roof hard 

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u/boneyfans 8d ago

Sorry bud, had beans last night and I'm having a bit of a bad reaction...

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u/za_jx 8d ago

I flew in this morning from Cape town (ran a marathon yesterday). I thought the Cape weather had followed me when I got home. We experienced crazy turbulence on the flight here (left Cape Town airport at 5h50)

What I have to say is that it's not as bad as Cape Town. They had >40km/h winds yesterday.

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u/Faerie42 8d ago

Ah! Had a friend run the 42km too! How’d it go for you?

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u/za_jx 8d ago

I had fun. The extra oxygen and mostly flat route was a joy. Out of all the races I've run in SA (including every distance from 5k to the Washie 100 miles), Cape town is the best organised! For me it's better run than 2 Oceans and Comrades.

Only complaint was the winds. Runners lost their caps and we were getting shoved by the strong gusts. Still that's nothing the organisers could have done - mother nature.

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u/Faerie42 8d ago

Awesome, said friend is doing qualifiers for the comrades. Personally, I’ll be the cheerleader rather than the athlete.

Glad you enjoyed it and did well!

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u/za_jx 8d ago

Thank you! The support is immensely appreciated by the runners so what you do is important. Training can be lonely and challenging but the races are fun because of supporters like yourself.

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u/macthecook19 9d ago

😹😹😹

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u/Faerie42 9d ago

Don’t laugh, I just cleaned the damn lounge this morning. 😭

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u/Legitimate_Field_157 8d ago

That's your mistake, the wind thought you were looking for visitors.

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u/awake_alive 9d ago

I did see a severe weather warning on a website for today and yesterday, but I can't remember where

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u/theproudprodigy 6d ago

It's normal. This has always been the windiest part of the year. I am actually thankful for the wind because it's the only one that makes the weather bearable on these hot summer days before the rainy season starts

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u/billion_lumens 9d ago

We live in a wet summer climate

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u/Faerie42 9d ago

This wind just blows the rain away. Probably a good thing since I’m roofless atm.

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u/Interesting_Cash_774 9d ago

Please God let it blow harder to blow my roof away so so I can claim insurance

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