{"id":138086,"date":"2016-11-14T12:14:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T10:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=138086"},"modified":"2016-11-14T15:54:11","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T13:54:11","slug":"weather-service-warns-of-more-severe-thunderstorms-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/11\/14\/weather-service-warns-of-more-severe-thunderstorms-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather service warns of more severe thunderstorms today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The storm watch has continued this week with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weathersa.co.za\/warnings?region=rsa\" target=\"_blank\">South African Weather Service <\/a>\u00a0predicting a\u00a060 per cent chance of rain for Gauteng.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the prediction the service has released the following warnings for Gauteng:<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"eventname\"><strong>Severe Thunderstorms:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"eventreport\">Severe thunderstorms with the possibility of large hail and damaging winds and reduced visibility expected in some areas of Gauteng from 1pm to 11pm.<\/div>\n<div class=\"eventreport\">These storms may result in flash floods in low lying areas.<\/div>\n<div class=\"eventreport\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"eventname\">\n<h4 class=\"eventname\"><strong>High discomfort values:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eventreport\">\n<div class=\"eventreport\">Hot and humid weather will result in extremely uncomfortable conditions over some parts of Gauteng.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"eventreport\"><strong>Veld fire conditions:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Veld fires could be experienced in places in the North of Gauteng.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eventreport\">\n<p>Residents are urged to take the necessary precautions when travelling and are encouraged to reduce speed and increase their following distances when driving.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Headlights should also be kept on at all times to increase visibility.<\/p>\n<p>Residents should also ensure that they shelter their pets.<\/p>\n<p>The warning comes on the back of heavy rainfall which caused havoc in Ekurhuleni, last week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/136627\/tips-to-help-you-prepare-for-severe-weather\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tips to help you prepare for severe weather<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/116006\/beware-of-flash-floods-heavy-rain\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beware of flash floods, heavy rain<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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='3cc45b96bbe80fd1151390fec2a784ab'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weather service has warned of severe thunderstorms in parts of Gauteng this afternoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":557,"featured_media":111922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[8297,1012,1003,1106,979,969,2730],"class_list":["post-138086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-community-2","tag-east-rand","tag-ekurhuleni","tag-gcn","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-leigh-hodgson"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["community","East Rand","Ekurhuleni","GCN","germiston","germiston city news","Leigh 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