Strong winds, heavy rain and massive hail stones wreaked havoc in Johannesburg and surrounding areas on Monday afternoon.
The storm caused massive damage to property, uprooting trees and damaging vehicles. Several roads were left almost impossible to navigate as they were flooded.
A warning for severe afternoon thunderstorms was issued by the SA Weather Service on Monday morning. Motorists and residents were urged to take extra caution.
The storm tested a lot of structures and many came second best.
aerial view of the damage #storm #hail ๐๐๐ pic.twitter.com/HmTSh5J8HV
โ Tammy (@Tamz_O) October 9, 2017
Cradlestone mall in the West Rand GP. #storm #JHBWeather #JHBTraffic #jhbstorm pic.twitter.com/SsAzzviCUk
โ Ian Cameron (@IanCameron23) October 9, 2017
Industrial power Substation in boksburg hit by lightning during storm pic.twitter.com/O3fudWrNum
โ thabiso (@thabisodihutso) October 9, 2017
More damage ๐ #storm #hail pic.twitter.com/pvWyjPdusj
โ Tammy (@Tamz_O) October 9, 2017
Perhaps the Police Minister should try squeezing these.
The commute home for some was made even more difficult by the floods.
May there be swift recovery.