Weather Prague: The capital was hit by strong storms
Heavy to very strong thunderstorms with torrential rain, gusts of wind around 70 days in an hour and hail progressed on Tuesday evening from southwest to north to northwest, according to meteorologists, even more storms passed through some areas in a row.
The Prague fire brigade dealt with the first case on Tuesday shortly before nine o’clock. It was a broken branch in Michle.
But the storm was calmer for firefighters than last week, intervening until Wednesday morning in 26 events. “Professional and volunteer units drove out, and trees and branches fell. All events went unscathed. We expect the elimination of the consequences during today, “We say on Wednesday morning the spokesperson of the Prague fire brigade Kateřina Suchánská.
The rain also complicated traffic around Prague. “Again, strike a storm that complicates traffic,” says Prague Integrated Transport on Twitter.
Thunderstorms hit Prague on Wednesday as well, it started raining around eight in the evening. Rain on the roads also caused problems. “In recent days, we have intervened several times due to rain and the created lagoon in Nedokončená Street in Kyje. Unfortunately, the pumping was not efficient, so the street is closed and the situation will be resolved by the Technical Administration of Roads, “said firefighters on Thursday morning.
Strong storms hit the whole of the Czechia on Wednesday. Firefighters register 788 interventions because of them. They mainly removed fallen trees, pumped water from flooded areas and also evacuated several children’s camps. The levels of some rivers have risen temporarily, but by this morning the water has mostly fallen. In the country around 07:00, the state of vigilance applied in four places, which is the last degree of flood. It was announced for Cidlina in Jičín, Úslava in Ždírec and Botič in Jesenice and Průhonice near Prague. Fill in the information from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Almost 21,000 customers were left without electricity in the morning.
July storm in Prague (July 13, 2021) CNC / Vaclav Burian
Lagoon in Kyje. (July 15, 2021)
Author: HZS Praha