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Strong wind, hail and torrential rain. Most of the Czech Republic is hit by storms in the afternoon

In most parts of the Czech Republic, there are exceptionally strong thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon with gusts of wind of around 70 kilometers per hour, hail and torrential rain. This follows from the information of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. With the exception of the Karlovy Vary, Ústí nad Labem and Liberec regions, the low-risk warning applies to the entire country from Thursday noon to 23:00.

According to meteorologists, a cold front will cross the Czechia in the afternoon. “With strong storms there will be strong gusts of wind around 70 km / h, hail and torrential rain with totals around 30 millimeters in a short period of time, “said the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI).

Burst in Prague – Karlín shortly after 1 pm, 2 July 2020 | Video: Aktuálně.cz

Locally, torrential rain is expected with a unique distribution of small streams, flooding of underpasses, underpasses or cellars. The wind can break trees, hail and lightning can also be dangerous, meteorologists warn. He advises to monitor the development and progress of storms on the outputs of meteorological radars on the CHMI Internet www.chmi.cz or in the mobile phone application.

Storms and rain hit the Czechia at the weekend, on Monday some rivers flooded, especially in the eastern part of the country. On Tuesday night, the third degree of floods applied in several places, and on Tuesday morning, the levels dropped.

Video: June floods in the Rychnov region

Floods in the Rychnov region Video: Twitter / HZS of the Hradec Králové Region

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