{"id":220328,"date":"2019-10-11T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T13:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=220328"},"modified":"2019-10-11T09:28:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T07:28:56","slug":"know-weather-warnings-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/10\/11\/know-weather-warnings-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A reminder of how the South African Weather Service categorises weather warnings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The South African Weather Service makes a point of warning residents about any forthcoming severe weather anomalies that could potentially be dangerous.<\/p>\n<div id=\"head-video\">Severe weather is explained as an extreme meteorological event or phenomenon, which presents a real hazard to human life and property and has the potential to cause damage, serious social disruption, or loss of human and animal life.<\/div>\n<h4><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<\/strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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><\/h4>\n<p><strong>The service has separated alerts into three categories:<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Special Weather Advisory:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An alert raising awareness, up to five days in advance, to either expected large-scale potential disruptive weather systems that could later lead to specific watches or warnings with time, or to less urgent alerts of uncommon conditions.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Severe Weather Watch:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An alert calling for preparedness to weather hazards that most likely will occur within one to three days and that could lead to disruptive and disastrous conditions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Severe Weather Warning:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An alert calling for reaction due to a very high certainty of a severe weather hazard that is already occurring or imminent within 24 hours and that could lead to disruptive and disastrous conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The categories are put in place to help residents better prepare and understand weather alerts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Also follow us on:<\/p>\n<p 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