Removing a fallen tree on the railway – illustrative photo.
Prague – The strong wind that hit the Czech Republic last night is causing problems in transport and energy. Around 7,000 electricity consumers in the Czech Republic were without power this morning, especially in the south of Moravia and the Highlands. Firefighters in the regions had to go out to dozens of cases of broken branches and fallen trees. The wind accompanied by snowfall also causes problems on railways and roads. The road from Tanvald to Harrachov in Jabloneck has been closed for trucks since midnight. Meteorologists' warning of strong winds is in effect until this evening.
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The wind at night reached a speed of up to 90 kilometers per hour, even more in the mountains. The Nová Ves station in Horách na Mostek even recorded an impact with a speed of over 110 kilometers per hour, the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ) reported this morning on its Facebook account .
Broken branches and trees uprooted by the wind caused faults in power lines. Around 4,400 customers of the energy company EG.D in the South Moravian and Zlín regions and the Vysočina were without power this morning. The ČEZ company had approximately 2,500 additional collection points without electricity. In its distribution area, the worst situation was in eastern Bohemia and the Moravian-Silesian region. However, the situation was calmer than at night, when over 8,000 ČEZ customers were without electricity supplies around 03:00.
Fallen trees also cause problems in railway transport. Only in the South Bohemia region was the train service interrupted on several sections in the morning due to the wind. The trees fell into the railway tracks between Ražice and Tábor and between Tábor and Horní Cerekvá in Vysočín. On the line from České Budějovice to Austria, the Rybník – Horní Dvořiště section is closed due to a fault in the traction line.
In Vysočina, due to a fault in the traction line at the station Jihlava – the city, replacement bus service has been introduced between Rantířov and Jihlava and between Jihlava and By the church. According to ČD, traffic on the track will probably be interrupted throughout the morning.
The weather also causes problems on the roads. A bus crashed near Škrdlovice in Žďársk this morning, two people were slightly injured. The accident happened on the main route 37 after 08:00. Passability of roads in the Highlands is impaired due to snowfall and strong winds. A car crashed into a broken part of a tree in Solnice, Rychnovska. There were no injuries in the accident, the Králové Hradec regional fire department informed.
In some regions, firefighters had to intervene in dozens of cases related to strong winds. In the South Moravian Region, firefighters had 25 trips per night. They dealt mostly with fallen trees, but they also went out to a shelter blown away by the wind or a fallen billboard. The events caused no injuries to anyone.
Due to strong wind and snowfall, the first class 10 road from Tanvald to Harrachov and on to Poland has been closed to trucks over 3.5 tons since midnight in Jabloneck. Road officials expect truck restrictions to last throughout the day until midnight.
The warning against strong winds, issued by the ČHMÚ on Friday, is valid for the whole of the Czech Republic until this evening. The wind can have a speed of around 70 kilometers per hour in gusts, up to around 110 kilometers per hour in the mountains. In addition, drifts and tongues of snow can form on the mountains.
The strong wind stopped both sections of the Sněžka cable car. This morning the wind on Sněžka reached a speed of around 110 kilometers per hour. The Krkonoše mountain service does not recommend ridge hikes due to strong wind and fog. In the Giant Mountains, the wind can reach a speed of over 72 km/h in gusts, over 108 km/h on the ridges, she said on the websiteKrkonoše mountain service. The other main cable cars in the Eastern Giant Mountains were in operation.
South Bohemian Region
In the South Bohemian Region, railway traffic was interrupted in several places in the morning due to the wind. According to the Czech Railways (ČD) website, trains are still not running in the section between Ražice and Tábor and in the section Rybník – Horní Dvořiště. Firefighters had over 50 exits, mainly due to fallen trees. In Černá v Pošumaví, they provided a loose roof. ČTK was informed by their spokeswoman Vendula Matějů after 09:30. According to meteorologists, the wind in the south of Bohemia today can have a speed of around 70 kilometers per hour in gusts.
Firefighters started removing the trees an hour after midnight. They went out most often in Jindřichohradeck.
Between Ražice and Tábor, a train crashed into a tree in the section Vlastec – Červená nad Vltavou around 06:00, there are replacement buses. Train service should resume in the morning. Replacement bus transport is also in place due to a fault in the traction line in the section Rybník – Horní Dvořiště on the line from České Budějovice to Austria, according to the railway's assumption, trains will not run there until 12:00.
Obstacles also blocked the railway lines in the morning between Jindřichová Hradec and Jarošov nad Nežárka and between Chýnov in Táborsk and Obratání in Pelhřimovsk.
Road crews spreaders were driving at night to today due to snowfall, mainly in the higher areas of Českokrumlovsk and Prachatick. ČTK was told by the dispatcher of the Road Administration and Maintenance of the South Bohemian Region.
In South Bohemia today, according to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, there will be snow showers in most areas. The highest daily temperatures will be up to four degrees Celsius, in the mountains they will remain below zero. The wind should weaken in the afternoon.
South Moravian Region
Rain and snow are complicating traffic in the South Moravian Region this morning. Showers appear almost all over the region. There is also a strong and sometimes gusty wind. Therefore, drivers should be careful. It follows from the websiteDirectorate of Roads and Motorways of the Czech Republic.
Firefighters in the South Moravian Region had 25 trips overnight due to strong winds. They intervened most often in Brno, Jaroslav Mikoška, the spokesman for the South Moravian fire department, said on Twitter. Firefighters mostly dealt with fallen trees, but they also went out to a shelter blown away by the wind or a fallen billboard. No one was injured in the incident.
A strong and sometimes gusty wind is blowing this morning over almost the entire territory of the South Moravian Region. “From three o'clock in the morning, we register an increase in the number of events related to strong winds. There are 25 of them by 07:45. We intervene most often in Brno,” said Mikoška. However, cases also appeared in Břeclavsk or Hodonínsk.
Most trees fell on roads. For example, in Vlkoš in Hodonínsk, firefighters were removing a billboard that fell on the road. In Starovičky in the Břeclav region, a shelter flew onto the road. According to Mikoška, no one was hurt.
Temperatures in the region range from zero to seven degrees Celsius. The worst winter is in Brno, the warmest in Vyškov. Rain or snow showers appeared in almost all regions of the county. Roads were therefore wet in the morning and passable with increased caution. The roads in Znojmo should be without problems.
In addition, strong winds blow in the region, sometimes even gusty, for example in Brno, Břeclav, Hodonín and also in Vyškov. Visibility on the roads is unlimited.
Královehradecky Region
Roads in the Hradec Králové region are passable with increased caution. Traffic in the morning was complicated by fallen trees and branches. Snow tongues can form from central locations, and snowdrifts can form in the mountains. In most areas of the region, there was a strong wind in the morning, it was snowing or it was raining with snow. Slushy snow remained in places on the side roads, a layer of new snow lies at higher altitudes. In the morning, there was a layer of snow of up to five centimeters on the unsalted roads in the Giant Mountains. It emerged from today's information from road workers and meteorologists.
“Due to the strong wind, we have intervened in about ten cases so far. We mainly removed fallen trees from the roads. A car crashed into a broken part of a tree in Solnice, no one was injured. In Hradec Králové, firefighters secured fence panels with advertising that were encroaching on the road I/35,” the firefighters said on the website around 08:00.
In the morning, temperatures in the region ranged from minus two degrees Celsius to zero, on the Krkonoše ridges from minus eight to minus six degrees Celsius.
Meteorologists for today in the Hradec Králové region are predicting cloudy to cloudy conditions, occasional snowfall or snow showers in most areas, more frequent and permanent snowfall in the mountains. In the evening from the west, precipitation and later clouds will decrease. The highest daily temperatures will be up to plus three degrees Celsius, in the mountains from minus five to minus two degrees. The wind, which can reach a speed of 90 km/h in gusts, around 110 km/h in the mountains, will weaken from the west in the afternoon and evening.
Libereck and Ústí Region
The roads in the north of Bohemia are passable with caution. It is snowing and blowing hard. For trucks over 3.5 tons, the first class road 10 from Tanvald to Harrachov and on to Poland has been closed at Jabloneck since midnight. Road workers expect that the restrictions for trucks will last the whole day until midnight.
“Depending on the condition of the roadway for trucks and the development of the weather, the closing date may be changed,” said Ondřej Svoboda from the Silnice LK company. which is in charge of roads in the Liberec region.
In the north of Bohemia, several centimeters of snow fell since last night. In the morning, one truck got stuck on road 65 near Rychnov near Jablonec nad Nisou and another on road 35 near Rádelské Mlýn. “Watch out for the ice that is currently forming on the I/10 road from Tanvald to Harrachov, on the I/35 road near Rádelský mlýn and Žďárek, but also on the I/13 road around Práchné and Albrechtice,” said the morning on TwitterŘSD for the Liberec region. Because of a fallen tree, road 290 near Poniklá in Semilska was restricted in the morning.
Motorists should also be careful when traveling in the Ústí Region. In the morning, one truck crashed on D8, road 223 in the villages of Výsluní and Kryštofovy Hamry in Chomutovska was temporarily closed due to freshly fallen snow. In the Ore Mountains and on Teplice, snow tongues formed in places. “Watch out for the ice that is currently forming on the road I/27 between Pšov and Blšany, on the road I/7 from Chomutov towards Hora Sv. Šebestián, where the snow is also sticking to the road, as well as on the D8 around Řehlovice,” it said on the twitter of the ŘSD for the Ústí Region.
Firefighters in the Ústí Region destroyed fallen trees from the night until this morning in 17 cases, from five times in Děčín. In the Liberec Region, there were only a few cases, the fire department reported on Twitter.
According to the forecastaccording to meteorologists, it will be cloudy to cloudy with snow today in the north of Bohemia. Precipitation should stop by evening. The highest daily temperatures will be between minus one and three degrees Celsius in the Liberec Region, and between zero and four degrees in the Ústí Region. It will be between minus five and minus one degree in the mountains. It should be particularly windy in the morning. The wind will reach speeds of up to 70 kilometers per hour in gusts, up to around 110 kilometers in the mountains. Snow tongues will form in places from the middle positions, there will also be drifts above 800 meters above sea level.
Moravian-Silesian Region
In Bruntálsk, Novojičínsk and Frýdecko-Místek, roads are only passable with extra caution after overnight snowfall. Elsewhere in the territory of the Moravian-Silesian Region, they are accessible without restrictions. This follows from today's information from the Directorate of Roads and Highways.
In Bruntálsk, there are remnants of slush on the roads. A similar situation exists in Novojičín and in some parts of the Beskydy in Frýdecko-Místek. According to road officials, a roughly 20-kilometer section of road I/56 from Ostravice via Bíla to Horní Bečva in the Zlín region was closed for trucks heavier than 12 tons in the Beskydy Mountains in Frýdecko-Místek. The road, which is one of the main routes to Slovakia, leads past the Šance drinking water dam. Salt is not allowed there and trucks tend to have problems in the hills. The road is therefore often closed in winter.
According to the forecast of meteorologists, it will be cloudy to cloudy in the region today. Occasional snowfall or snow showers will appear in most areas, initially it will be more likely to rain at altitudes below 400 meters. By the evening the precipitation will stop. Temperatures will range from 1 to 4 degrees Celsius.
Olomouc Region
Roads in the Olomouc Region are wet and passable with increased caution in the morning due to snow showers. Drivers also need to be careful due to gusty winds. In the northern parts of the region, there are sometimes remnants of snow slurry after chemical treatment on the roads at higher elevations. On the sections maintained by sprinkling, there are remnants of plowed snow, as well as a dusting of newly fallen snow. This follows from the data of the Directorate of Roads and Highways of the Czech Republic.
Cloudy with snow or mixed showers in the region this morning. Temperatures range from minus three to five degrees Celsius.
Firefighters have been responding to 14 incidents since Friday evening in connection with strong winds, mainly involving fallen trees and branches. According to the spokesman for the fire department, Radek Buryánek, nothing serious has happened in the region so far.
According to the forecast of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, it will be cloudy to cloudy today in the Olomouc region, there should be snow showers in most areas, mixed in lower areas, or there could be rain. Precipitation should taper off in the afternoon. Temperatures should be one to four degrees Celsius, minus six to minus two degrees in the mountains. There should be wind with gusts of 15 to 25 meters per second, up to 30 meters per second in the mountains. The wind should decrease in the evening. In the morning and early morning, ice could occasionally form from central locations. There could be tongues of snow at higher altitudes.
Pardubice region
In the Pardubice region, there is slush on the roads at higher altitudes in some places, where there is no salt, a layer of new snow remains. It snowed or rained with snow in the morning in most of the region with strong winds. From the middle positions, tongues of snow can form in places, and snowdrifts can also form on the mountains. For example, fallen trees and branches can complicate traffic on secondary roads around Hlinsko, and there is also a risk of ice. It emerged from the current information of road workers and meteorologists.
“Wind and snow are complicating the situation in the entire Pardubice region. We have recorded 12 traffic accidents since this morning. The worst situation is in the Svitavy district. All of them have so far resulted in no or only minor injuries,” said the fire department at around 09:00 today.
The morning was cloudy in the region, with snowfall in most areas, temperatures ranged from minus two degrees Celsius to zero.
Meteorologists are predicting cloudy to cloudy conditions for today's Pardubice region, occasional snowfall or snow showers in most areas, more frequent and permanent snowfall in the mountains. In the evening from the west, precipitation and later clouds will decrease. The highest daily temperatures will be up to plus three degrees Celsius, in the mountains from minus five to minus two degrees. The wind, which can reach a speed of 90 km/h in gusts, around 110 km/h in the mountains, will weaken from the west in the afternoon and evening.
Kraj Vysočina
Strong wind and snow make traveling in the Highlands difficult today. Firefighters had over 40 trips since midnight, most often clearing trees and branches from roadways. Railway traffic in Jihlava is interrupted due to a fault in the traction line. Due to a fallen tree, according to the Czech Railways (ČD) website, trains between Obratání and Chýnov in South Bohemia were not running for almost two hours this morning. There are about 1,200 customers without electricity in Jihlavsk and the surroundings of Žďár nad Sázavou, said Lubomír Bludný for the company EG.D from the E.ON group. :00.
The police received reports of six traffic accidents this morning. “Currently, we have no information that people were injured,” said police spokeswoman Jana Kroutilová.
On the line between Obratání and Chýnov, a train stopped in front of a fallen tree, and trains there were delayed for tens of minutes. Due to a fault in the traction line at the station Jihlava – the city, replacement buses run between Rantířov and Jihlava and between Jihlava and Kostelec. According to ČD, traffic on the track will probably be interrupted throughout the morning.
Due to the snowfall, the road workers' spreaders left three hours after midnight, first in Žďárské and Třebíčské and then elsewhere in the region. There were over 70 of them. The salted roads were wet after 06:00. “The worst thing is the strong wind, trees were felled,” said regional administration and maintenance dispatcher Jiří Havel.
Temperatures in Vysočina ranged between one and minus two degrees Celsius in the morning. During the day, it will rise to a maximum of three degrees above zero. According to meteorologists, it will sometimes snow today, the precipitation should decrease by evening. According to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, the wind can have a speed of around 70 kilometers per hour in gusts, locally up to 90 kilometers per hour.
Zlín Region
Drivers in the Zlín Region should be careful this morning due to snow showers and sometimes gusty winds. The roads are mostly bare and wet and are passable with extra care. In the Vsetín region, road officials warned of possible ice formation early in the morning. This follows from the data of the Directorate of Roads and Highways of the Czech Republic.
In the Zlín Region this morning, most of the area was cloudy with rain or snow showers. There was a strong, changeable wind in places. Temperatures in different parts of the region ranged from minus two to five degrees Celsius.
According to the forecast of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, it will be cloudy to cloudy today in the Zlín region, there should be snow showers in most areas, and mixed ones in lower areas . Precipitation should taper off in the evening. Temperatures should be two to five degrees Celsius. Vát should have strong winds with gusts of 15 to 20 meters per second, the wind should partially weaken in the evening. In the higher areas of Vsetínsk, tongues of snow can form.
