Goodness gracious great balls of ice hit Johannesburg

A hailstorm struck parts of Gauteng on Monday afternoon‚ with reports of roofs being damaged by large hailstones on the West Rand and flash flooding in Randburg. An alert issued by the South African Weather Service was for the storm to shift towards Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni metros. The warning was until 7pm.
Warning:09/10/2017 15h00 to 09/10/2017 19h00 Severe TS observed over Krugersdorp moving toward Soweto, JHB and Ekurhuleni, expect large hail
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) October 9, 2017
The weather service also issued a warning for "road flooding in the Joburg‚ Sandton and surrounding areas due to heavy rainfall this afternoon".
Residents were sharing images of the storm.
Malume Nathii and Hannatjie Beyleveld posted photos showing the size of the hail in Krugersdorp.
🔴 ALERT: BIG HAILSTORM in Krugersdorp | 📸Malume Nathii pic.twitter.com/WANcCi7bt5
— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) October 9, 2017
📸 Some huge hail pellets after big HAILSTORM Noordheuwel in Krugersdorp | Hannatjie Beyleveld pic.twitter.com/Ns12896EJE
— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) October 9, 2017
Jason Leamen showed a vehicle stranded on the road from the heavy downpour in Randburg.
@tWeatherSA Malibongwe Road in Randburg is a no go zone at the moment pic.twitter.com/3hFEoZA29Y
— Jason Leamen (@manticor) October 9, 2017
Bontle Mokaleng and Tiffany Brooke suffered roof damage to their homes.
My roof has collapsed. Neighbour just called. I'm stuck at a petrol station #Storm
— Bontle Mokaleng (@BontleMokaleng) October 9, 2017
Smashed pipes, solar geyser, lots of water through ceiling #hail #southafrica #weather #westrand @tWeatherSA pic.twitter.com/ctpvN7hS9t
— Tiffany (@Tiffany_Brooke_) October 9, 2017
More signs of hail was spotted in Roodepoort and other parts of West Rand by Dennis Georgiannis.
Big hailstorm in the Roodepoort & other parts of West Rand pic.twitter.com/dnxUxHkGn7
— Dennis Georgiannis (@dengeo) October 9, 2017
The intensity of the storm shattered nerves. Daniel @Zetaphrem commented: "It just thundered so hard‚ the entire house shook. I didn't think that was possible. #storm #rainyweather #natureisscary."
Storm activity described as a "mini tornado" swept through Honeydew‚ damaging a complex and bringing down trees.
@FatalMoves @PigSpotter down Boundary Rd, Honeydew. Lots of floods, mostly single lane, several trees down. pic.twitter.com/MvU6pO2et2
— JoLekkaDing (@JoLekkaDing) October 9, 2017
...the hail storm damaged an estate close to jackal creek on boundary road. roof & wall down! @TrafficSA @netstartraffic. be safe out there! pic.twitter.com/A5sHfJ8AA4
— 'Miss Kay' (@Keratilwe_) October 9, 2017
Pigspotter also reported that the large hot air balloon near Montecasino had popped‚ saying it was "laying over the N1 highway‚ as you're travelling North towards William Nicol".
Here are some more images from the storm.
@jaca_traffic N1 north at rivonia pic.twitter.com/AyamN1TN6F
— StephanieS (@StephanieG812) October 9, 2017
CRADLESTONE MALL VIEW OF STORM. BE PREPARED. BE POLITE. BE PATIENT. pic.twitter.com/g1rT9xtSnR
— REZA (@crimeairnetwork) October 9, 2017
#JHBTraffic Flooding: N3 southbound at Gillooly's I/C, all lanes blocked. Please use alternative routes. pic.twitter.com/DSDUmOXMDV
— Netstar Traffic (@netstartraffic) October 9, 2017
#hailstorm Tourists pumelled by tennis ball hail on hike at Walter Sisulu gardens pic.twitter.com/MpN0cvWllr
— Richard Gill (@Richard56505560) October 9, 2017
