More than 200mm of rainfall is expected TODAY in parts of South Africa. Send us your pictures – or video – of the weather in your region. Image: Screenshot from video.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) is expecting between 30mm – 60 mm of rain in Mpumalanga after it issued an orange level 5 warning.
More than 200mm of rainfall is expected TODAY in parts of South Africa. Send us your pictures – or video – of the weather in your region. Image: Screenshot from video.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued an orange level 5 rain warning for Mpumalanga.
The warning is valid from 14:00 on Thursday, 5 January until Friday, 6 January at 08:00.
The weather service said tropical sourced air will be interacting with cooler mid-latitudinal air and cause widespread showery conditions across Mpumalanga from Thursday, 5 January.
Furthermore, the weather service said the eastern parts, especially the escarpment and Lowveld areas will experience heavier falls during the evening into Friday morning.
“Rainfall rates may be high (30 – 60mm/3h) which may lead to flooding and possible significant impacts.”
South African Weather Service
POSSIBLE IMPACTS:
Meanwhile, a level 2 warning has been issued over the eastern interior of the Eastern Cape, including the wild coast for disruptive rain, and localised flooding of susceptible settlements, roads, low-lying areas, and bridges Another level 2 warning was issued for places over the interior of KwaZulu-Natal. Both the warnings are for Wednesday, 4 January.
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