The South African Weather Services (SAWS) has issued a Yellow Level 2 thunderstorm warning for large parts of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)
Gauteng is currently battling a heatwave with temperatures expected to persistently soar to over 37°C in some areas.As Gauteng battles an intense heatwave, the same could be said for KwaZulu-Natal with severe thunderstorms expected.
The South African Weather Services has issued a Yellow Level 2 thunderstorm warning for large parts of KZN on Tuesday and Wednesday.“Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers are expected over western parts of KZN today and spreading to northern parts tomorrow. Some of these thunderstorms may become severe and be accompanied by damaging winds, excessive lightning, hail and heavy downpours which may lead to localised flooding resulting in localised impacts,” the Saws said.
“This current heatwave means that most of the residents of the city of Johannesburg will be exposed to extremely hot temperatures, exposure to this kind of heat can easily cause heat cramps, heat exhaustion which might lead to heat stroke,” Mulaudzi said. Mulaudzi has warned that the hot dry and windy weather also presents the threat of veld fires and people are discouraged from dumping their burning cigarette butts in dry grass or leaving open fires unmonitored.Drink lots of water or fluids to prevent dehydration.For those who will be tempted to swim to cool down, here are some of the safety tipsInstall a fence around a swimming pool.
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