Literature Review The story of Muden began with the Voortrekkers who began with thick brush and uninhabited land. Cattle and grain were raised in the area and ostriches were introduced in 1915. 1917 hectares of orange trees and canal systems were built to irrigate these crops. The settlers observed that not enough rain was being provided to the crops and that the area was semi-arid. These fruit trees eventually stopped producing fruit and winter brought with it frost, so planting sugar cane was not ideal. (Harty 2013) Muden encountered devastating storms. In the early 1960s hail destroyed the orange trees for seven consecutive years. (Harty 2013) In 2012, on New Year's Eve, large volumes of water from a hail storm anomaly caused the Mooi River to swell. The Muden site was hit by the storm. Crops were "severely damaged" (Midlands Storm Havoc 2012) and strong winds destroyed peach trees, breaking branches. Hailstones cause indentations in peaches, and the wind knocks the fruit off the trees and onto the ground. The impact will cause the peach to fall apart ...