INingizimu Afrika ibhekeNE nokushintsha kakhulu kwesimo sezulu kuleli sonto njengoba kulindeleke ukuthi kuhlasele umsinga obandayo ezweni lonke kusukela ngoMeyi 19 kuya kuMeyi 23. Lesi simo sizoletha umoya onamandla, izimvula ezinamandla, kanye nokwehla okukhulu kwamazinga okushisa, ikakhulukazi eNtshonalanga Kapa, eNyakatho Kapa, naseMpumalanga Kapa.
Umsinga wokuqala obandayo kulindeleke ukuthi ifike ezindaweni eziseningizimu-ntshonalanga ngoMeyi 19, ilethe izimo ezinemvula nezinomoya. NgoMeyi 20, isimo sezulu esibi kakhulu sizosakazekela ngasempumalanga, sithinte izindawo ezinjengeSifunda saseNamakwa eNyakatho Kapa kanye nezifunda ezimbalwa zaseMpumalanga Kapa. Imvula kulindeleke ukuthi ibe phakathi kuka-15 kuya ku-25 mm, futhi ukuphakama okuphezulu kufinyelele ku-50 mm. Lezi zindlela zesimo sezulu zingase zibangele izikhukhula zendawo, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni eziphansi.
Imimoya enamandla, enesivinini esiphakathi kuka-55 no-65 km/h, nayo ibikezelwe. Lezi ziphepho zingase zibangele ukuphazamiseka, okuhlanganisa ukuwa kwezihlahla, uukuphazamiseka kukagesi, nokubambezeleka kohambo emigwaqeni.
Izakhamizi ezisezindaweni ezithintekile ziyanxuswa ukuthi ziqaphe ngezixwayiso zesimo sezulu futhi zithathe izinyathelo zokuphepha ezifanele ukuze zizivikele zona kanye nempahla yazo ngalesi sikhathi sezulu esingesihle.