Disaster Management teams are on high alert as heavy rains and thunderstorms are expected to hit across KwaZulu-Natal.
This follows a severe weather warning issued by the South African Weather Service.
According to the first weather warning, disruptive rainfall is expected to hit the province today.
Areas that might be severely affected includes eThekwini, parts of the Ugu, uMgungundlovu, iLembe Districts and others.
The second weather warning, predicts severe thunderstorms, which will bring excessive lightning, large hail, heavy downpours, and damaging winds to the rest of the province.
KZN COGTA Spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila says, “The MEC and Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi warn residents within the EThekwini Metro, KwaDukuza , Mkhambathini, Ndwedwe, Ray Nkonyeni, Umdoni and Umzombe of disruptive rainfall that is expected. The disruptive rain could lead to flooding of roads, bridges and settlements major disruptions of traffic flow due to major roads being flooded. There could be disruption to essential services such as water services and communication damage, these conditions suppose serious risk to life.”
SA Weather Report | 20 October 2024:
Meanwhile, the South African Weather Service has issued a level 6 warning for disruptive rain over parts of the Eastern Cape from later today, into Monday stretching from East London to Port Edward and the adjacent interior.
There is also a Level 4 warning for rain from the Kouga municipality up to Ngqushwa including the Nelson Mandela Bay metro.
A forecaster at Weather SA, Dr Markus Geldenhuys, says not a large volume of rain is expected over the western half of the province with up to 35 millimetres expected for the Nelson Mandela Bay metro.
Dr Geldenhuys says further east from the Buffalo City metro upwards in the level 6 warning area, much more rain is expected to fall.
“One of the outliers shows up to 100 to 150 millimeters, but I think that is a slight over estimation we might be seeing more along the line of 50 millimetres and in isolated areas it can be more.”
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