Thunderous Thursday to bring the first storms of the summer
Kgolofelo Mahlangu of the SA Weather Service says the storms will start in the South of Johannesburg around 2pm on Thursday afternoon moving to the Tshwane area by 4pm.
The first summer storms are expected in the interior of South Africa on Thursday with a weather watch issued for severe thunderstorms over the western Highveld of Mpumalanga, the western Bushveld of Limpopo and the northern and eastern parts of Gauteng.
Watch:10/10/2019 13h00 TO:10/10/2019 18h00 Severe Thunderstorms- with possible heavy downpours and strong winds are possible in places over the City of Tshwane, City of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Lesedi Municipalities of Gauteng from the afternoon today (Thursday). pic.twitter.com/1VUEdMsnzJ
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) October 10, 2019
Kgolofelo Mahlangu of the SA Weather Service says the storms will start in the South of Johannesburg around 2pm on Thursday afternoon moving to the Tshwane area by 4pm.
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"Try and avoid being out on the roads if possible - if it comes through with heavy downpours at least try and get your cars to safety and don't try and walk in the roads," says Mahlangu.
She added that flash flooding could occur in some places as runoff water accumulates, but that this souold not be widespread.
Seeing that the thunderstorm season is upon us, here is a reminder of the difference between normal and severe thunderstorms.
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) October 3, 2019
REMEMBER: When thunder roars, go indoors! #BeWeatherSMART @_ArriveAlive @N3Route @huisgenoot @landbou @GrainSA @AgriSAOfficial @FarmersWeeklySA pic.twitter.com/0V9d2DrqX2
Listen to Mahlangu below: