Heavy downpours, hail lead to flooding in Johannesburg

06 March 2019 - 06:33 By Iavan Pijoos

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The aftermath of a hail storm at Parkview golf course in Johannesburg.
Image: Paul Henry

Heavy rain and hail flooded several roads across Johannesburg on Tuesday night.

Traffic around Braamfontein and Empire Road were gridlocked. Roads were also flooded in Jet Park, Boksburg. The M1 north leading towards Pretoria was also flooded.

According to Johannesburg emergency services spokesperson Nana Radebe, roads in Soweto and about four homes in Eldorado Park were damaged.

No fatalities were reported.

The SA Weather Service had issued a warning of severe thunderstorms that could lead to localised flooding and hail in Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, Tshwane and the West Rand.

JHB - #FLOODING RT @Malavi_Mapimele @TrafficSA exiting Jan Smuts to M1 North, Johannesburg #JHBStorm pic.twitter.com/2UTkNEJbqu
— Rob Beezy (@TrafficSA) March 5, 2019

JHB - #FLOODING Jet Park: RT @BoshieloM @TrafficSA Traffic standstill due to flooding Innes Road Jetpark pic.twitter.com/HXH2hssg1v
— Rob Beezy (@TrafficSA) March 5, 2019

If you are driving to towards Bree taxi rank from Parktown through Jan Smut
and if you are driving from Braam Centre towards the double-decker section through De Korte street, expect delays due to slow moving traffic, causes are not clear yet@KayaNews @News24 pic.twitter.com/AHvixojNp2
— Siyabonga Motha (@SiyabongaMotha_) March 5, 2019

Beware #flooding near #edenvale off ramp. Heavy #rain and hail. @TrafficSA @SANRAL_za pic.twitter.com/ZppIkQfS9d
— Leigh Riley (@_LeighRiley) March 5, 2019