By: Natasha Archary
The SA Weather Services has issued a warning about severe thunderstorms in Gauteng and KZN from Tuesday, 15 March.
Bringing heavy rainfalls, South Africans are urged to drive with caution as localised flooding is expected.
This comes after the weather service said Tropical Storm Gombe posed no real threat to the country.
Last week the storm moved over Madagascar and showed no serious weather concerns for South Africa.
However, it was still too soon to track Gombe’s exact path.
The severe thunderstorms that are going to hit parts of northern Gauteng, including Pretoria and KwaZulu-Natal are not linked to phenomenal weather patterns as a result of Tropical Storm Gombe.
Residents are warned to park cars undercover as there are high possibilities of excessive lightning and hail.
“These thunderstorms are expected to become severe in places in the east, resulting in heavy downpours, large amounts of small hail, excessive lightning and possible strongly gusting surface winds,” said the weather office.



