{"id":115581,"date":"2016-03-11T13:45:48","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T11:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/115581\/your-weather-roundup-in-tweets\/"},"modified":"2016-03-11T13:45:48","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T11:45:48","slug":"your-weather-roundup-in-tweets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/03\/11\/your-weather-roundup-in-tweets\/","title":{"rendered":"Your weather roundup in tweets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa has been experiencing\u00a0some extreme weather conditions as of late. From dry scorchers to heavy storms, this week has been no exception. Heavy rainfall was predicted this\u00a0week with some areas reporting record breaking averages.\u00a0While some celebrated the downpour, many others were displaced by the <a href=\"http:\/\/kormorant.co.za\/20247\/heavy-rain-possible-floods-in-brits-hartbeespoort\/\" target=\"_blank\">floods<\/a> and left devastated by road accidents, traffic and poor drainage systems.<\/p>\n<p>Social media has been ablaze with weather updates and here are some Twitter highlights of your weather week in South Africa.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Extreme weather in South Africa is becoming the norm with several maximum daily rain records broken on 9 March 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/93BrBguEgF\">pic.twitter.com\/93BrBguEgF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; helmo preuss (@helmopreuss) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/helmopreuss\/status\/708168304339255296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">6:05am: sunrise<br \/>sunset will be at 6:28pm<br \/>today&#39;s forecast: thunderstorms, 23\/13\u00b0C<br \/>tomorrow: scattered thunderstorms, 19\/14\u00b0C<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Johannesburg Weather (@JohannesburgZA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JohannesburgZA\/status\/708141650124492801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At least 20 rescuers are here. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/PTAflashfloods?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PTAflashfloods<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oHzEyUx8ym\">pic.twitter.com\/oHzEyUx8ym<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lirandzu Themba (@LirandzuThemba) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LirandzuThemba\/status\/707854071257042944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy rain &#8211; finally &#8211; in Africa! <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/expat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#expat<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/southafrica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#southafrica<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6KrqDMPq6r\">pic.twitter.com\/6KrqDMPq6r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ExpatChild (@ExpatChild) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ExpatChild\/status\/707678784548372480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">South Africa may experience a 10% reduction in ave rainfall by 2025, severely reducing surface runoff up to 50-75%. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K5UZfD0Q4J\">https:\/\/t.co\/K5UZfD0Q4J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Run Blue (@RunBlueOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RunBlueOfficial\/status\/707498918087692288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Roads in dangerous state. Lenchen Rd N, Centurion damaged by heavy rain. Avoid low lying bridges &amp; drive carefully! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mr8kJbm0gD\">pic.twitter.com\/mr8kJbm0gD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OUTsurance (@OUTsurance) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OUTsurance\/status\/707914157320970240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Collision on the N1 North by Botha Avenue in Pretoria causes entrapment <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b7o5UrWZJR\">https:\/\/t.co\/b7o5UrWZJR<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EMER_G_MED?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EMER_G_MED<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5VJdTQzKZx\">pic.twitter.com\/5VJdTQzKZx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_ArriveAlive\/status\/707818509385003008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Road Safety and Flood Risks for Drivers and Pedestrians  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9bzwUjn6Yf\">https:\/\/t.co\/9bzwUjn6Yf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/ArriveAlive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ArriveAlive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4HypqRTOlQ\">pic.twitter.com\/4HypqRTOlQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_ArriveAlive\/status\/707854492486787073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ER24 urges motorists to drive cautiously in current wet weather  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sif6P0tiIr\">https:\/\/t.co\/Sif6P0tiIr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ER24EMS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ER24EMS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/ArriveAlive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ArriveAlive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w2DuBqe49t\">pic.twitter.com\/w2DuBqe49t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_ArriveAlive\/status\/707798214141988864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did you know that last year South Africa recorded the lowest total annual rainfall since monitoring started in 1904. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Farming?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Farming<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Nature?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nature<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rhino Group (@RhinoGroupZA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RhinoGroupZA\/status\/705294352067776512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Abramjee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Abramjee<\/a>: &quot;Hartbeespoort Dam&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Rain?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Rain<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o2zTwkLwfE\">pic.twitter.com\/o2zTwkLwfE<\/a>&quot; #1 in South Africa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jxcl93taBv\">https:\/\/t.co\/jxcl93taBv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; South Africa: news (@TopRT_ZA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TopRT_ZA\/status\/707872966323736577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Hartbeespoort?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hartbeespoort<\/a> Video clip of Dam overflowing <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NibSLrh0fe\">https:\/\/t.co\/NibSLrh0fe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iE3YEE4VOB\">pic.twitter.com\/iE3YEE4VOB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; kormorant (@Kormorant) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kormorant\/status\/707873518906699780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"nl\" dir=\"ltr\">Die poort in pretoria noord is n totale nagmerrie,maak jouself gereed vir meer as 30 min se staan <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hpaHDfHWBG\">pic.twitter.com\/hpaHDfHWBG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Quartus Venter (@Quartus007) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Quartus007\/status\/707800992469884928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The water affairs department says only 4% of South Africa&#39;s annual rainfall infiltrates the soil to recharge the water table.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Farming 4.0 TV (@Farming4_OTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Farming4_OTV\/status\/705610073402425345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Road closed at corner of R25 and old pretoria road <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TGVGTObUEQ\">pic.twitter.com\/TGVGTObUEQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; thokgedi simon (@thokgedi29) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thokgedi29\/status\/707796825978376192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/peter_5yrs\/status\/707786131115528192<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How amazing is this picture of pretoria this evening? I didn&#39;t take it but it&#39;s stunning! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XFE9cMaESG\">pic.twitter.com\/XFE9cMaESG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud835\udcd2\ud835\udcd7 (@Christynxoxo) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Christynxoxo\/status\/707676340498079744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WandileSihlobo\/status\/706564786889351173<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='424a6ddb1053133ae4c1d3fa20d88773'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Extreme weather conditions hit most parts of South Africa this week breaking a few rainfall records. 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