Tshwane warns of severe thunderstorms
The storms are expected to end just before 16:00.
Warnings of severe thunderstorms were issued on Tuesday morning as Pretoria experienced heavy early morning rainfall.
The Tshwane metro put out a warning of severe thunderstorms that were expected to last until 16:00 on Tuesday.
Reports by the SA weather service reiterated this.
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The service expected partly cloudy and clear skies later into the afternoon.
The following is expected to be the impacts of Tuesday’s storms:
– flooding of roads and low-lying bridges.
– travel disruptions due to poor driving visibility or road obstructions.
– flooding of informal settlements and damage or loss of infrastructure.
To keep residents safe during the storm, the metro has put out the following instructions:
– if possible stay indoors and off the roads.
– avoid crossing rivers and swollen streams where water is above your ankle.
– if trapped in your vehicle in a pool of water, abandon it and climb to higher ground.
– if caught in a flood inside a building, move valuables to a safe place above expected flood levels.
– do not seek shelter under trees or tall objects.
– do not go fishing or play golf as golf clubs and fishing rods are good conductors of electricity.
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