June 2024 South African storm complex

June 2024 South African storm complex
TypeCut-off low pressure system
Formed1 June 2024
Duration1-5 June 2024
Tornadoes
confirmed
2
Maximum snowfall
or ice accretion
30 cm
Fatalities23+

11+ in Eastern Cape

12+ in KwaZulu-Natal
DamageUS$344 million
Areas affectedKwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Northern Cape
5+ missing, 55+ injured, 2,500+ displaced

On 1-5 June 2024, a large storm system produced severely heavy rainfall and winds along the Eastern coast of South Africa, striking several municipalities in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. The storm produced two tornadoes in Newcastle and Utrecht, with the more intense tornado striking oThongathi.