Following windy conditions across Northern KwaZulu, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Level 1 Warning for Damaging Winds.
The weather service has alerted that strong, damaging winds are expected to persist over the north-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday, 4 July 2024, causing challenging driving conditions and localised damage to communities.
Additionally, SAWS has observed and predicted strong gusting winds from the West to North West over the north-western parts of KZN. These winds are expected to have average speeds of 30 to 40km/h, with gusts reaching 60 to 70km/h. Given the weather service’s warning, residents should be prepared for possible negative impacts due to these winds.
These impacts include:
- Risk of localised runaway fires.
- Localised damage to settlements and temporary structures.
- Some transport routes and travel services may be affected by winds or falling trees.
- Localised problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes, such as issues due to crosswinds on exposed high-level roads or bridges.
SAWS has highlighted that its warning for damaging winds specifically targets the following towns:
- Newcastle
- Ladysmith
- Vryheid
- Dannhauser
- Indaka
- Dundee
- eDumbe
- Utrecht
- Estcourt
- Sobabili
- Msinga
- Nquthu
- Okhahlamba
With this in mind, SAWS has urged the public to take the necessary precautions while these strong winds persist. What are your thoughts on the above?
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At least the public are being warned about possible damage unlike the useless amc government that fails to tell the public that their social engineering program is a failure