SHMU: Both Rain and Wind in Mountains Should Be Expected on Thursday
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Bratislava, 9 July (TASR) - Rain and wind in the mountains should be expected in some districts of Slovakia on Thursday (10 July), prompting the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) to issue alerts of the first, second and third degree, TASR has learnt from the SHMU website on Wednesday.
Meteorologists have declared the third, highest level of warning for the districts of Tvrdosin (Zilina region) and Poprad (Presov region), where they expect sporadic occurrence of intense rain with a total exceeding 130 millimetres. "The predicted rainfall and intensity are extremely high for the time of year and area and are expected to cause great damage and endanger human lives," wrote the institute.
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