Wind in Poland. Downed trees, downed power lines. Firefighter interventions
It blows strongly in Poland as a whole. At night and in the morning, firefighters intervened more than 50 times in the area of Bielsko-Biała and Cieszyn Silesia, where the wind broke the tree and broke power lines, and also flowed into the garage with pavement roofs. Strong gusts are also recorded in the Tatra Mountains. The cable car to Kasprowy Wierch was suspended, as well as several additional devices in the Beskids.
The strong wind on Sunday, as explained by weather forecaster tvnmeteo.pl Artur Chrzanowski, is only with the difference in atmospheric pressure in Poland. When in the north-west of the country, in Świnoujściethe barometer indicated 995 hectopascals, in the Bieszczady Mountains in the area of the Opołonek peak it was higher by 24 hPa.
make an hour 10 kilometers per hour and on Kasprowy Wierch – 112 km/h. In Bielsko-Biała, gusts reached 83 km/h, in Racibórz – 79 km/h, in Elbląg – 72 km/h, width Rzeszów – 70 kilometers per hour.
Interventions in Silesia
Due to the strong wind in the night from Saturday to Sunday and in the morning, the fire brigade in the area of Bielsko-Biała and Cieszyn Silesia intervened more than 50 times. The largest number of interventions – about 40 – was undertaken by Bielsko firefighters in the area of Jasienica and Międzyrzecz.
The officer on duty from the municipal headquarters in Bielsko-Biała reports that the actions required broken tree branches and unsecured sheets that transferred the wind force to the road. – you can also see four apartments with tearing of the roof sheathing – further.
In Cieszyn Silesia, firefighters intervened several times, mainly with broken trees and broken airlines.
The Tauron company, which supplies energy, is delivered to your site that in the area of Bielsko-Biała i Cieszyn at night to several degrees, including on the outskirts of the northern part of Bielsko-Biała and in the vicinity of Buczkowice, Międzyrzecz, Retreat, Cieszyn and Goleszów. The power engineers expected to deal with them by noon on Sunday.
Strong wind in the Tatras
On Sunday, the Ski Jumping World Cup competition appeared on Wielka Krokiew in Zakopanewho can accompany difficult conditions with strong winds. Wind gusts are expected to diminish in the afternoon.
Due to the strong wind in the Tatra Mountains, the cable car to Kasprowy Wierch was launched.
The Tatra National Park warned of the situation and situations in the higher parts of the mountains. Strong and gusty winds break branches and trees on trails. Moving around in such conditions is very difficult. In the Tatras, the second degree of avalanche danger.
Ropeways in the Beskids stopped
Strong winds of wind that also stopped some cableways in the Beskids. Around noon, it was reported that gondolas to Szyndzielnia, as well as ski lifts to Skrzyczne in Szczyrk and to Mosorny Groń in Zawoja.
Closed routes and lifts in the Szczyrk Mountain Resort, the owners of the certificates reported. In the Beskids, you can go down the cable car, e.g. basically Złoty Groń and Zagroń in Istebna and Soszów in Wisła. You can still enter Żar in Międzybrodzie Żywiecki. However, there is a funicular railway, not a funicular, operating there.
PAP, wetteronline.de, tvnmeteo.pl
Photo source from: Peter