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Localized light showers

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Expired: Rain/Wet Spell
Minor severity
Urgency Past
Severity Minor
Certainty Observed
Category Met
Language en
Time period
  • Issued 20 May 2026 18:40
  • Effective 18 May 2026 18:36
  • Onset 19 May 2026 15:30
  • Expires 20 May 2026 03:30
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Localized Thundershowers in Bulawayo and Matabeleland South Provinces

Response

Shelter

Area

Bulawayo and Matabeleland South

Event description

Isolated light showers coupled with lightning in Bulawayo, Gwanda, Matobo and Mangwe Districts. This is due to moisture from Botswana.

Instructions

To stay safe during thunderstorms, follow the 30:30 rule: if the time between seeing lightning and hearing thunder is 30 seconds or less, seek indoor shelter immediately, and remain indoors until 30 minutes after the last thunder clap; even if the lightning seems distant.