Following a stormy weather prediction from the South African Weather Service (SAWS), Gauteng skies became electric on Thursday, November 5.
Storms in the highveld are a spectacular phenomenon. The sky transforms before a storm rolls in. There is an air of eeriness before the electricity.
Many took to social media to share incredible images of the storm on Thursday, take a look below.
Before the storm comes, the sky really shows off. Joburg pic.twitter.com/02RFWtF2Dx
— Musweki wale Afrikadzonga (@NMkhabela) November 3, 2020
⛈View of big storm rolling in over Vanderbijlpark. Storm now sweeping SW Gauteng, approaching Johannesburg 📸Supplied pic.twitter.com/yC9SPnfIL7
— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) November 5, 2020
😱Check this shot of the storm currently sweeping south western Gauteng 📸Supplied pic.twitter.com/u53JykN54S
— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) November 5, 2020
⛈View of big storm rolling in over Vanderbijlpark. Storm now sweeping SW Gauteng, approaching Johannesburg 📸Supplied pic.twitter.com/yC9SPnfIL7
— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) November 5, 2020
😍⚡️Nothing beats a Highveld storm! Another breathtaking snap of the large storm rolling in over Gauteng from the west. This system is expected to hit both Johannesburg and Pretoria 📸Supplied pic.twitter.com/RmxIwAKcmk
— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) November 5, 2020
😱Check this shot of the storm currently sweeping south western Gauteng 📸Supplied pic.twitter.com/u53JykN54S
— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) November 5, 2020
😍⚡️Nothing beats a Highveld storm! Another breathtaking snap of the large storm rolling in over Gauteng from the west. This system is expected to hit both Johannesburg and Pretoria 📸Supplied pic.twitter.com/RmxIwAKcmk
— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) November 5, 2020
That middle cloud was even rotating was so scared pic.twitter.com/i8u746wBcZ
— Panana É🍌🥑 (@Eva_Spots) November 6, 2020
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