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Managed to immortalize
Vitalija Naumova says that the weather in Šakininkai village today was gloomy: “There was a weak wind in my current place, the whirlwind was still unstable, changeable.”
However, the woman managed to take some photos when the tornado was most clearly visible. “The phenomenon lasted about 25 minutes. The whirlwind traveled slowly through Panemunė towards Sovetsk,” he says.
“I noticed the phenomenon at 1 pm 7 minutes, in Šakininkai village, Pag municipiogiai municipality. I captured the brightest parts, ”adds the woman.
Seeing the whirlwind with your own eyes was Vitalia’s dream come true today.
The season opens
The Facebook group Weather and Climate in Lithuania also shared the snapshots captured by the woman.
“The whirlwind season in Lithuania has officially started,” they wrote.
“Although the funnel did not drop to the ground, the image is still noteworthy. The weather radar image shows how the precipitation strips in the Tauragė / Pagėgiai area rotate in a circle, a vortex has formed (we are talking about a larger vortex, not a whirlwind). This high-altitude vortex could probably have given rise to the birth of a smaller vortex, that is, the beginning of a whirlwind ”, comment the photos of V. Naumova” Weather and climate in Lithuania “.
An extremely rare case
Vilnius University Researcher, Climatologist Doc. Dr. Justas Kažys says that hurricanes form very early, usually in summer. “I have not heard of a fact that it would form at a similar time,” he says.
According to him, if a whirlwind is just beginning to form but does not reach the earth’s surface, it is not called a whirlwind. According to the climatologist, in this case it seems that the hurricane tried to form, but failed and probably because the conditions in winter and early spring, when the weather is still winter, are not favorable for hurricanes to form.
“There should be quite high temperature contrasts between the surface of the earth and the air above, then a tornado is likely to form. The earth is quite cold, so it probably could not turn around and become a true, albeit small, whirlwind, “says the scientist.
“In general, at that time of year, the attempt to form a whirlwind is very unusual. To do this, there must already be significant air temperature contrasts. Now we have warmed up, and at the top, most likely there is a quite cold air mass and those conditions were favorable for him, ”says J. Kažys.
According to data from the Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service, on the night of March 17 light rainfall is expected in some places, mostly snow. There will be fog in some places, a blister will form. Minimum temperature of 4 degrees of cold to 1 degree of heat. During the day there will be light rains, torrential rains, and heavy rains. The highest temperature is 2 to 7 degrees of heat.
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