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@mlemus13Mario..Inusual tormenta de granizo sobre SurAfrica
HS-20131128-41790-ZAF
Event type: Hailstorm
Date/Time: Thursday, 28 November, 2013 at 19:53 (07:53 PM) UTC
Africa
Country: South Africa
County / State: State of Gauteng
Area:
City: Johannesburg
Coordinate: S 26° 12.246, E 28° 2.838
The West Rand has been hit by hail as big as golf balls and in other places as big as R5 coins, a resident in Roodepoort said. Another resident said, "The ground looks like it has been snowing." The South African Weather Service sent out a warning of severe thunderstorms across Gauteng on Thursday. It has issued a warning of flooding in low-lying areas. Johannesburg metro police said a unit had been sent out to different areas to investigate the extent of the damage caused by the storm. The JMPD reported a minor accident around the CBD and Rosebank and warned of flooding on Witkoppen Road. ER24 emergency services said on Facebook, "Hail storm havoc in Johannesburg, at Lanseria airport a plane blew over." However, airport officials said they had received no such reports. Claudette Vianello, a spokeswoman for Lanseria, said: "I have confirmed with the airport manager that no incident has happened."
HS-20131128-41790-ZAF
Event type: Hailstorm
Date/Time: Thursday, 28 November, 2013 at 19:53 (07:53 PM) UTC
Africa
Country: South Africa
County / State: State of Gauteng
Area:
City: Johannesburg
Coordinate: S 26° 12.246, E 28° 2.838
The West Rand has been hit by hail as big as golf balls and in other places as big as R5 coins, a resident in Roodepoort said. Another resident said, "The ground looks like it has been snowing." The South African Weather Service sent out a warning of severe thunderstorms across Gauteng on Thursday. It has issued a warning of flooding in low-lying areas. Johannesburg metro police said a unit had been sent out to different areas to investigate the extent of the damage caused by the storm. The JMPD reported a minor accident around the CBD and Rosebank and warned of flooding on Witkoppen Road. ER24 emergency services said on Facebook, "Hail storm havoc in Johannesburg, at Lanseria airport a plane blew over." However, airport officials said they had received no such reports. Claudette Vianello, a spokeswoman for Lanseria, said: "I have confirmed with the airport manager that no incident has happened."