Calamity is rolling in Slovakia. 20 cm of snow will fall overnight on Wednesday
The snow should gradually reach the lower areas.
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In central and eastern Slovakia, intense watches are in place, including snowfall, even during the next night on Wednesday. The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute informs about it at Facebook.
Meteorologists explain that behind the precipitation activity is a band of warm front and low pressure in the Adriatic region, which is moving over the territory of Slovakia. “The high cloudiness of the warm front from the southwest is already increasing at these moments, while it will continue to grow stronger, until precipitation will gradually fall out of it,” said meteorologists from SHMÚ.
Especially in the first half of the night, they expect heavy rainfall in the Banskobystrica region and in the east, where ten to 25 millimeters of rain will fall in some places, and occasionally even more in the far east. The hourly rate may occasionally exceed five per hour, which characterizes heavy rain or heavy snow and large flakes. At the same time, the snow should also reach the lower elevations.
“In the Banskobystrica Region, on Gemeri Spiš, partly also in Šariša and Liptov, ten to 20 meters (cm) of snow will fall in places, especially in places above 400 meters. More than 20 cm of snow can occasionally fall between the Spiš, Horehronie and Gemer regions,” informs SHMÚ.
The snow will be heavy and wet, SHMÚ predicts
“It will snow at a temperature of around zero degrees Celsius, the snow will be heavy and wet, and there will also be a moderate to fresh easterly wind initially,” add, warn of the risk of damage and traffic restrictions due to fallen trees and power lines. They are recommended during the night crossing of mountain passes.
“In the second half of the night, the precipitation will weaken, but after warming up, the snow will be even heavier, which can cause further damage.” meteorologists warn. After the warming and melting of the snow, they expect cooling again during Wednesday and possible heavier precipitation in the far east of Slovakia.
“In this part of our territory, 30 to 30 mm of rain in places in 24 hours, which can already bring down 5 activities and flood levels,” they alerted experts from SHMÚ. They added that approximately 20 mm of precipitation will also occasionally fall in the south of central Slovakia in the Košice region, where, in combination with hot snow, water flows may also rise.
Before the rains, SHMÚ cuts out in the issued warnings, while an increased warning of the second level applies in Horehroní, Spiš and Gemeri. In the central part of SR, it is necessary to expect the formation of snow tongues and drifts during the night and morning.
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