The storm that hit Serbia this afternoon caused havoc in many cities. Uprooted trees, damaged cars, destroyed gardens of catering establishments - these are just some of the consequences of the strong winds that swept across numerous cities in Serbia.
Lightning struck a tree, a fire broke out in Gornji Milanovac
Gornji Milanovac - During the afternoon in the territory of the municipality of Gornji Milanovac on the Maljen mountain, there was a strong storm, and during the storm, lightning struck a tree and caused a big fire.
- It suddenly flared up, the fire spread with lightning speed. The tree caught fire from a lightning strike and then it started to spread, because everything is dry as powder. We are afraid that the fire will not reach the houses, locals told RINU.
Members of the Voluntary Fire Brigade from Pranjan immediately went to the field, but help also arrived from the fire brigade from Čačak.
Horror in Požarevac
A supercell storm in Požarevac caused chaos. a strong wind toppled the pole and snapped the cables which started sparking.
At the entrance to Smederevo's fallen tree
A tree fell at the entrance to Smederevo, which fortunately did not fall on the car, but blocked its path.
Strong wind recorded near Bor
On the Instagram page"192_rs" a video clip was published showing how a strong wind started near Lake Bor.
In Požarevac, the radar records wind gusts of over 30 meters per second
A strong wind tore off the roof of a building in Požarevac.
Požarevac was hit by hurricane-force winds as part of a storm system that arrived from the Šumadija district. The radar records gusts of over 30 m/s. The weather station recorded a pressure disturbance of 5 hPa, on the basis of which the estimated wind gusts in the area reached ~130 km/h, it is written on the Instagram page"192_rs"
In this city, cafe gardens were also destroyed by the strength of the wind.
The videos show how, due to the force of the wind, the tree canopy broke and destroyed the chairs and tables in the cafes in Požarevac.
As you can see in the videos on social media, the storm created chaos on the streets of this city and surprised the citizens.
Due to the strong wind and storm that swept through Kragujevac, a tree fell in the Bubanj neighborhood, as well as in Cara Lazar Street.
- Due to the storm, a tree fell in Bubanj - Episkopa Sava, as well as at the corner of Višnjićeva and Stojan Protić, near the railroad. Due to the weather conditions, caution is recommended in this part of the city - it is written in the post on Instagram.
Hail falls near Arandjelovac
The storm also hit Arandjelovac, where hail fell in the fields.
Supercell near Sopot
Hailz Serbia announced where the unstable weather is in Serbia.
- Several stronger cells have strengthened in the Šumadija district. The strongest storm, a supercell, is located southwest of Sopot. A hail of 3 cm in diameter falls from this high-base supercell. The sheets from the Šumadija district will continue to move towards the northeast - they say.
Warning for Belgrade
The Republic Hydrometeorological Institute of Serbia (RHMZ) has just issued a storm warning in Belgrade, and the first showers have already started to fall in some parts of the capital.
- In the next two hours in the wider area of Belgrade with local showers and thunderstorms, especially in the southern and eastern parts of the city - it is stated in the RHMZ warning.
Stronger storm in Serbia tonight
According to RHMZ, in the evening and during the following night it will be cloudy with rain, showers and thunder. Weather disasters are also expected in some places: heavy showers with thunder, hail and short-term strong and stormy north-west wind in the zone of the most intense showers, primarily in the north and west of Serbia.
Today at 2 pm, 45 degrees were measured in Leskovac, more about that in a separate news item.
How will the storm move?
As can be seen from the"Weather Radar" website, disasters will arrive in Serbia from the north, from Hungary, and from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.