&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Cape_Storm_5-8_June_2017.gif) Satellite imagery showing the storm front as it hit the Western Cape from before the storm hit on 5 June to the day the storm made landfall on the 7th to the day after on 8 June. The small red dots between Knysna and Port Elizabeth represent fires and thermal anomalies that spread in the wake of the storm. | |
| Type | Extratropical cyclone, Winter storm |
|---|---|
| Formed | June 2017 |
| Highest gust | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
| Fatalities | 8 (storm) 7 (Knysna fires) 15 total deaths |
| Areas affected | Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape |
An unusually large south Atlantic storm struck the southern coast of South Africa on 7 June 2017 with wind speeds as high as 120 km/h.[1] Wave heights of 9–12 metres were recorded between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas.[2] The storm directly caused eight deaths and damaged 135 schools across the Western Cape. Around 800 homes were flooded across the city of Cape Town due to the storm.[3]
Despite dropping up to 50 mm of rain the storm did not break the Cape Town water crisis affecting the region.[4]
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- ^ "Cape storm isn't a quick fix for drought, warns City of Cape Town". News24. Retrieved 15 June 2017.