Very worrying weather forecasts are being announced this weekend for several countries in Eastern Europe. The risk of flooding is very high. The cause is the arrival of Cyclone Boris, which is expected to hit these regions in the coming days.
Autumn is coming slowly. In France, temperatures cooled, especially in the morning, but the sun returned. On the other hand, the weather looks to be very choppy in Eastern Europe this weekend. Very severe bad weather is forecast due to what promises to be a real 'climate disaster': Cyclone Boris. Torrential rains will, in fact, drench central Europe, especially Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Croatia, and parts of Poland and Slovakia. Up to 300 mm of precipitation can fall.
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This meteorological situation is explained by a conflict of air masses. Maritime polar air descends over Western Europe, while an active depression is located between the Adriatic Sea – which still remains warm – and Poland. “Between the west and the east of Europe there is a strong conflict of air masses, of about ten degrees over several hundred kilometers,” he explains. The Weather Channel.
More than 300 mm of precipitation
According to forecasts, the depression could acquire a stationary character, causing torrential rains. Rainfall accumulations of 150 to 200 mm are expected around the Czech Republic, but also in eastern Austria. The 300mm cumulative rainfall mark – 300 liters of water per m² – could be broken locally at the end of the weekend. In the mountains, between 1.50 m and 2 m of fresh snow could fall above 2000 m altitude. Winds of over 100 km/h are forecast
The intensity of the rain forecast raises fears of a major risk for the population. Floods and landslides are to be feared. Agriculture in these Eastern European countries appears strongly threatened: maize, sunflowers, vines, tree crops and sorghum, according to agrometeorologist Serge Zaka.
All the elements are converging towards a major climate catastrophe this weekend over an incredibly large area, from Poland to Croatia, in 7 countries. The potential agricultural damage is vast: corn, sunflowers, vines, arboriculture, sorghum, flooded livestock buildings, etc. pic.twitter.com/RKiW7e2J1i
— Dr. Serge Zaka (Dr. Zarge) (@SergeZaka) September 12, 2024
Worst rain ever?
Rainfall likely to be heavier than that which ravaged Central Europe in 2013, Slovak weather forecast website warns imeteo.sk. In the Czech Republic, heavy rains are to be feared only in 1997 and 2002. The floods of 1997 caused 50 deaths in Moldova.