Heavy rain hit Sofia. Eyewitnesses filled the web with apocalyptic videos showing the power of nature. Subsequently, in some places in the capital, heavy rain was followed by a city larger than a pea.
It should be noted that the people of Sofia are also witnessing a natural phenomenon. A great example of the impact of our thunderstorms. In the eastern half of Sofia the weather is cloudy and without precipitation, but a storm is breaking over the western and southwestern districts, Meteo Balkans notes.
A dangerous storm is raging now in Northern Bulgaria. The storm also has the potential to cause material damage. Expect heavy hail and strong gusts of wind. The diameter of the storm is about 15-20 km, and the height of the clouds reaches 13-14 km, Meteo Balkans reports.
Significant precipitation is now observed in local places in Western and Northwestern Bulgaria. A strong storm is forming in the region of Veliko Tarnovo and Targovishte, but the phenomena are not over. Expect new rains and thunderstorms in Central Bulgaria as well.
On the radar image around Botevgrad and Pirdop, we observe a new development of future storms. The map shows the areas where the probability of dangerous phenomena is highest, Meteo Balkans writes.
Storm over the western districts of Sofia
Storm strikes Sofia (Ovcha Kupel district)
Godech a while ago
Storm in Dragoman – now
Heavy hail near Sliven. She caused damage to cars in the village of Sborishte, Nova TV reported.
In the region of Nova Zagora a powerful cumulonimbus system with the potential for hail is being formed. The cloud crossed the Balkans in the direction of Veliko Tarnovo, where it was crashed by a plane of the Executive Agency for Hail Control.
While the rainfall over Tvarditsa is an isolated storm, in the western parts of the country the thunder activity is especially strong. Rainfall with hail potential has covered Northwestern Bulgaria.
The processes will intensify as the evening approaches. By the end of the day, significant local precipitation is expected in many places in Western and Northern Bulgaria.
A yellow code for dangerous phenomena has been announced by the NIMH for fourteen districts in the country. The warnings are for heavy rainfall and thunderstorm activity. There were torrential rains and hail yesterday as well. Heavy hail struck.
A hailstone the size of a tennis ball hit the municipality of Tvarditsa, bTV reported.
The biggest damage is in two villages Sborishte and Orizari, where there are broken windows of cars and houses.
The harvest has suffered.
The damage to villagers and farmers has yet to be calculated.
According to the mayor of Tvarditsa municipality, the victims are not insured.
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