Many a time on media outlets and social media posts, 'yellow level 2' or 'disruptive rains' are referred to with regard to upcoming weather conditions in various parts of the country. But what do these colours and numbers actually mean? SAWS explains:
As a means of warning the general public of possible impacts of hazardous weather, the Impact-Based Severe Weather Warning System was born.
he colours range from green and yellow to orange and red, with green indicating minimal to minor impacts and yellow indicating minor to significant impacts. Orange points to significant and severe impacts, with red indicating the highest level of severe impacts. All in all, the colour-coding and the numbering are determined by combining the level of impact with the likelihood of the impact occurring.‘For instance, a red level 10 Impact-Based Weather Warning denotes a high likelihood of a severe impact whereas a yellow level 3 warning points to a very low likelihood of a significant impact,’ continues SAWS.
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