JOHANNESBURG – A meteorologist has dismissed claims that a Tornado was the cause behind the storm that ripped through Randfontein on Wednesday.

The West Rand part of Gauteng was left to pick up the pieces after buildings, houses and cars were left damaged as the result of the storm.

The SA Weather Service have issued a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms in Gauteng.

A fierce debate on whether was it a tornado or landspout has followed after the incident. Meteoroligst from VOX Weather, Annette Botha says this was the work of a landspout.

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It is the time of year when severe thunderstorms, accompanied by damaging winds and hail, can be expected as SA…

Vox Weather meteorologist Michelle Cordier said hailstorms were most common from October to December in South Africa as it marks the beginning of the summer rainfall season.

“Early in this season, atmospheric conditions favour hail formation due to rising surface temperatures, combined with sufficient moisture and instability in the atmosphere,” she said.

Meteorologists predict uncertainty for Gauteng’s rainfall, with a weak La Niña possibly bringing relief only next year…

There is still no rain predicted for at least two weeks in the interior parts of the country, with cooler temperatures to continue for at least the next week.

Vox Weather meteorologist Michelle Cordier said not much rain was expected for the next two weeks…

Despite the SA Weather Service’s advance warnings of heavy snowfall in parts of the country, nearly two thousand vehicles were stuck on national roads.

Last Wednesday, 18 September, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) warned that a spring cut-off low would bring very cold, wet and windy conditions, and snowfall of 15 to 30cm over the weekend.

… Annette Botha, meteorologist from VOX weather, agreed: “Spring snow is not unusual, but this snow event is historical… it’s going to be written into the history books – not because snow is unusual, but the snowfall amount is unprecedented.”…

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Mia gesels op GROOTPlaas met Michelle Cordier van Vox Weather om bietjie meer duidelikeheid oor die koue weer in groot dele van die land te kry.

This conversation originally aired on 9 July 2024 during severe weather conditions in the Western Cape.

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