Severe thunderstorms expected in Gauteng

Interesting cloudformation over Centurion.
(They look like hotcross buns to me)

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Dolby said:
Kyalami and ... nothing.

But I'm driving to Northriding. Maybe I just find underground garage and eat dinner here
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Rather stay that side.

Golf ball sized hail in Randpark Ridge according to my folks, SO says there is also hail in Northriding.

Just proper rain here in Bryanston, no hail yet.
 
Mountains of ice here in the west, was quite the storm. Gone now
 
Short storm passed over randburg. LOTS of rain and small hail.
So refreshing...especially finding out the gardener hasn't been keeping the gutters clean
 
Bad weather causes flight delays at OR Tambo

Selene Brophy

Cape Town - OR Tambo International Airport is experiencing delays on inbound and outbound flights due to adverse weather conditions and low visibility, Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) confirmed.

"This has also resulted in some flights being diverted. In the interest of passenger safety, we request understanding and co-operation during this time. Passengers are encouraged to contact their respective airlines for an update on their flights," Acsa said.

SAA confirmed to Traveller24 it was experiencing some delays, impacting the arrival and departures of certain flights.

"Due to inclement weather, SAA decided to divert eight flights to other airports in the country and to one neighbouring SADC country," SAA spokesperson Tlali Tlali said.

According to the airline, three domestic flights from Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban have had to be diverted. Five regional flights from Windhoek, Victoria Falls, Lilongwe, Livingstone and Lusaka have also been diverted.

"The decision was taken in the interest of safety and SAA apologises for any inconvenience caused by the weather-based diversions," Tlali said.

Earlier on Monday, the South African Weather Service confirmed that extreme thunderstorms could be expected over Gauteng. Forecaster Bransby Bulo told News24 there was a 60% chance of thunder showers, with hail and strong winds expected in the province.

Motorists have since shared pics of an intense hail storm on the N4 between Witbank and Middelburg on social media, following the initial warnings by the SA Weather Service. Rain is also expected in Gauteng, Free State, North West, Limpopo Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal over the next three days, the SA weather service said.

Traveller24
Source
http://traveller24.news24.com/Flights/bad-weather-causes-flight-delays-at-or-tambo-20151116
 
Just as I came to the offramp for the R55, the storm struck in all its pent-up fury. Could not see anything past 10m so drove very slowly. Idiots in their biggencars and bakkies still drove fast though.
Turned off from the R55 onto Tulip. Then things really got messy. Mass of water on left-and side forced us onto the right-hand side. Luckily there was no oncoming traffic. I drove at one stage on the right-hand lane (oncoming traffic lane). Two selfish inconsiderate pricks decided that we drove too slow for them and they charged past us, one jeep and one bakkie.
How I wished for a monstrous hidden pothole in the way of these two idiots!
Arrived safely at our house to find out that all is sort of well, but that is a tale for another day....
 
Massive storm trashed the garden in Fairland earlier. Now rain has set in.
 
TehStranger said:
SO says there is also hail in Northriding
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Managed to duck cover when the Hail hit that side and just walked in now. 3 hours later the Hail is still around my garden!
 
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