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Weekend Storm Warnings Across South Africa Signal Flood Risk in Several Provinces

Impact-based alerts highlight elevated flood risk across the central and eastern interior.

Overview

  • SAWS issues a Yellow Level 2 warning for Saturday, 29 November, covering Gauteng, Mpumalanga, northeastern KwaZulu-Natal, southern Limpopo and the eastern half of North West, with threats of heavy downpours, hail, strong winds and localised flooding.
  • Yellow Level 4 severe thunderstorm alerts from Friday’s cycle remain in place for parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga, reflecting expectations of widespread showers and high local impacts.
  • Johannesburg Emergency Management Services says it is on higher alert under a Level 2 notice for the city and urges motorists to avoid flooded roads and residents to remain indoors during violent storms.
  • A Yellow Level 1 marine warning notes damaging winds between Table Bay and Plettenberg Bay, while extremely high fire danger is flagged for specified Northern Cape municipalities.
  • Forecasters cite a surface trough, an upper-air disturbance and a strengthening high driving storms eastward, with rainfall likely to persist through the weekend and into early next week.