Yesterday’s storm is not over: residents warned of impending natural disasters

The synoptic explained that this delay and heat, which comes with the southeastern and southern currents, is characterized not only by the ability to accumulate large amounts of moisture and be flooded by spectacular rains, but also by forming phenomena such as hail or whirlwind.

“Residents of southern and eastern Lithuania were convinced that yesterday, on the night of June 8, around 4 in the afternoon, there were reports of a powerful vortex in the Šakiai district, almost hail the size of from a palm in the vicinity of Jurbarkas, devastating rubble and thunderstorms.

It’s hard to believe, but at the time when the 30-degree heat east of Kaunas was in the morning, Klaipeda needed jackets, because here the thermometers were 13 degrees and a strong north was blowing with rain. In central Lithuania, there was an active, wavy and cold front, dividing the following two contrasting air masses: the coldest west and the calmest mid-latitude air from the stormy tropics to the east,

According to the specialist, a similar climate should be established in the coming days, since the aforementioned front will slide over the Baltic region without reaching our country.

“Let’s not lose vigilance, let’s protect ourselves and our property, because the volatile air mass will continue to form powerful clouds with cold spikes that, when falling, can cause a ‘bulldozer effect’ again: crisp, twisted and far from the ground. cloud and whirlwinds, or spill hail of impressive size. Thunderstorms and rainstorms will be more frequent than the phenomena mentioned above, but they must also be protected, “said I. Marcinonienė.

Added at 12:05 p.m.

On Tuesday afternoon, PAGD reported that stormy weather is expected today in the second half of the day with thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail, sleet, 16-21 m / s in eastern Lithuania. The department asks you to take care of the safety of your life and property, as well as to notify others.