The latest weather forecast warned of tornado threats and severe thunderstorms that can impact portions of the eastern and central US, bringing potential travel concerns and power outages. Read here.
The South African Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning which may include flooding, heavy rain, strong wind and lightning for the southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
Category 3 Hurricane Lee is set to batter the American coast this weekend - with the UK expected to face its remnants in the form of storm chaos next week.
Gale force winds wreaked havoc in East London and other parts of the Eastern Cape on Sunday, claiming at least two lives and causing major damage to homes, health facilities and other buildings.
Nature dealt the United States a bad hand, but people have made it much worse by what, where and how we build, several experts told The Associated Press