Wednesday 28 January 2015

#SAWeather and #Disaster #Observations South Africa : 28 January 2015 04h00 SAST - MSBWX

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SAWS SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS: 
 
WARNINGS: 1. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the extreme western interior of the Northern Cape as well as over the interior of the West Coast District of the Western Cape. 2. Heavy rain and localized flooding in places is expected over KwaZulu-Natal, north-eastern part of the Free State, eastern part of the Northwest, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and southern part of Limpopo. 

WATCHES: -------Nil  

SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORIES: ------Nil 

MSBWX National Severe Weather Observations: Intense thunderstorms and lightning with heavy rain in areas were observed yesterday in parts of Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Free State, North West, Mpumalanga and Kwazulu Natal. Up to 50 mm of rain was recorded in areas.  Further heavy rain and possible flooding is expected to continue in the next day or two in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, north-eastern part of the Free State, eastern part of the Northwest, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and southern part of Limpopo. 





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MSBWX General Weather Observations:  Warm to very hot conditions expected today over parts of SA. Thunderstorms and rain showers can be expected in parts of  Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West, Limpopo, Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu Natal and Free State. 

MSBWX National Disaster Observations: Fires: Fire fighting teams again battled several fires in the Western Cape yesterday and this morning.  



NSRI National Warnings and News: ------Nil

- MSBWX, SAWXREP + SAWS