Severe thunderstorms and flooding warnings issued across South Africa
The South African Weather Service has issued two warnings for severe thunderstorms in parts of the country on Tuesday.
First, a Yellow Level 4 warning for thunderstorms and localised flooding has been issued for Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and the southwestern and south-eastern parts of Limpopo.
Saws further added that this weather is expected to bring large amounts of small hail and strong winds.
Secondly, the forecaster has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms and localised flooding for KwaZulu-Natal, eastern and central parts of the Free State and North West, northern Eastern Cape, central parts of Limpopo, and the Mpumalanga Highveld.
Meanwhile, an extremely high fire danger warning has been issued for the Khai-Ma and Hantam municipalities as well as the ZF Mgcawu district of the Northern Cape and the Matzikama, Bergrivier, and Swartland municipalities of the Western Cape.
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