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For those who are interested…here are two websites that can be used to keep track of cyclones in this area….currently it looks quite calm.

Severe Weather Information Centre
Meteo France…follow the link “Saison Cyclonique en cours”

Hi Wacktazz,

thanks for the info!! I heard there is a bridge that have washed away between Skukuza and Lower Sabie.

Martie (Guide at Lower Sabie) send these to me this morning. This is the bridge over the Sabie River in front of camp!

Photos from Wacktazz:







Hi Wacktazz!

Thanks for the pics!! I appreciate it! All I can say is: scary ! Where did you take the pics? Oh yes... where is the leopard pic?

How does the river look this morning?

I can recommend a few people for your river rafting trip!! Sorry! I would not make the trip myself...

The top picture is the bridge outside skz on the way to Satara.
If you look closely just above the water level on the other side of the road, there where it seems as if its a dirt road (on your screen about 4mm big), thats where the water had rssen to during the night. Now look towards the right on the edge of the road. (A black spot)
That is the flood level marker for 2000. Scary?

Number two is in front of Nkuhlu this morning. See the reeds in the middle of the river? Yesterday- aikona reeds. They were submerged. Couldn't get a decent one yesterday as it rained too much.

Number three is from the floods in 2000. Not sure where though.

Heard a report from the traffic guys (yes we have more than one in The Park, you just dont always see them) that the dam 10km from Phabeni submerged a part of the tar road with about 25 metres, exactly where you drive in towards the dam

As far as i know the lowwater bridge is open. As for the dirt roads, most of them here on eloff street is still closed because of the mud. I am not too sure about the rest around PK and Phabeni, though
S21, she's closed. report says S114- she's closed, so 113 should possibly be closed as well. Today the option is Eloff street for Buf pies and Eloff street for Buff pies

The sun is shining again today, but they probably wont start scarping the roads before tuesday. It was so bad in the area that I understand Mariette, The shop manager at Croc bridge shop had to travel from Komati, into malelane gate and on the tar via Skz, just to go to work (she stays in Komati)
But Ive seen my leopard again this morning. Will ask Mads if she would help me out again to post the picture. I do not know how

A tropical storm entered the Mozambican channel and they believe it might go inland, affecting Mpumalanga and Limpopo…..

Tropical storm could hit SA

You can track Tropical Storm Izilda by using the following two sites…

Meteo France
Tropical Storm Risk

Current predicted path
Current satellite image

Here is some info for you Jaco

Mgoddard report on the first real summer rains

Look at SATARA

According to SA Weather - rainfall in mm up to 7am today

Kruger International Airport - 39 mm (a few km west of KNP , close to White River)
Skukuza - 16mm
Hoedspruit - 6mm (40 km west of Orpen)
Phalaborwa - 6 mm
Shangoni - 11 mm (eastern border of KNP - Shingwedzi area)
Punda Maria - 3mm

Found this weather site that we find quite good
Here

Some interting weather related info

On 9/11/09, Punda Maria recorded the highest max temp in SA - 39.6 degrees C.

Satara Cam


Wonderful news

This is what the entire area around Mopani looks like...green!!

Here are the pics of Sable Dam. The first one on Friday afternoon and the second on Saturday afternoon. If I did not see it myself I would not believe it!