Wet Christmas in store for parts of South Africa

It may be a wet Christmas this year.

Severe thunderstorms are expected across large parts of the country this long weekend.

Eastern parts of the Northern Cape, North West, Free State, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces have been warned to expect heavy downpours and strong winds.

“We are expecting a bit of a wet Christmas,” sakd Kgolo Mahlangu from the SA Weather Service.

“We have Level 2 warning for thunderstorms over the southeastern parts of Mpumalanga and that means we can expect a little bit of hail to come with it.

“Some strong winds in places and heavy downpours which could lead to localised flooding, especially in low-lying areas.”

Source: eNCA

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