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ALERT: High risk of hail expected in parts of SA
27 Oct 2017 at 07:27hrs | Views
South African Weather Service (SAWS) says that there's a high risk of hail in parts of the country on Friday, 27 October - some of which may be damaging.
SAWS says in a statement that on Friday, the high risk area for more "severe storms is expected to shift to Gauteng, the highveld areas of Mpumalanga as well as south-western and southern parts of Limpopo".
The storm is also expected to hit north-eastern parts of North West, north-eastern parts of Free State and north-western parts of KZN. See the full weather report here.
"Strong gusty winds as well as heavy downpours, which may result in instances of urban flooding," is expected says SAWS.
"Following a succession of hot to very hot spells during recent weeks over the eastern parts of the country, including a heat wave in the lowveld areas; all is set to change quite dramatically with the passage of a cold front, immediately followed by a strong ridge of high pressure from Friday," adds SAWS.
SAWS says in a statement that on Friday, the high risk area for more "severe storms is expected to shift to Gauteng, the highveld areas of Mpumalanga as well as south-western and southern parts of Limpopo".
The storm is also expected to hit north-eastern parts of North West, north-eastern parts of Free State and north-western parts of KZN. See the full weather report here.
"Following a succession of hot to very hot spells during recent weeks over the eastern parts of the country, including a heat wave in the lowveld areas; all is set to change quite dramatically with the passage of a cold front, immediately followed by a strong ridge of high pressure from Friday," adds SAWS.
Source - traveller24
