Weather | Strong storms hit the Czech Republic. They brought extreme downpours and hail. Where is the most dangerous? Keep an eye on Lightning’s radar

The storm warning is valid until midnight for the southwestern half of Bohemia, including Prague and most of the Central Bohemian region. In the first half of the night, storms can also reach the Highlands.

It rained in Šumava in a short time 115 millimeters of rain, meteorologists warned. Photos and videos showing torrents of water and hail appeared on social networks. They also fell on Prachaticka.

“In the space of just a few minutes, we are in the early evening sent units to the villages of Kůsov, Zdíkov, Vimperk, Korkusova Huť, Stachy and Horní Vltavice to pump water from cellars and houses. In Kubova Huti, we dispose of mud and debris washed up from the road,” said Matějů. She added that other parts of the South Bohemian Region do not have similar problems associated with storms.

A spokesperson for the railway fire department reported after 20:00 about the flooded and mud-polluted track at the Kubova Hu stationth. “The firemen are taking an excavator there,” he added. More trains are due to run through this railway station according to the GW Train Regio timetable on Friday morning.

Martin Kavka, the spokesman for the railway firefighters, added in the evening that the railway firefighters were removing mud from the track at the Kubova Huť station after heavy rain.

There is a threat of very strong storms in the Karlovy Vary and Pilsen regions and in the western part of southern Bohemia. Storms there can be accompanied by rain with totals of around 50 liters of water per square meter. In repeated storms, up to 80 liters can exceptionally fall.

Flash floods are likely to occur in rugged terrain and after the soil has been saturated with water from previous rainfall, warns the ČHMÚ. Thunderstorms can also drop small hail and wind that can uproot trees, cause power outages and traffic problems.

“Thunderstorm activity will gradually move east to northeast over the course of the period, with storms weakening Friday night,” is reported by the CHMÚ.

Follow the current development of precipitation on the Blesku radar

According to meteorologists, there is a risk of further heavy rainfall on Friday, especially in the Jizerské hory and Krkonoše mountains. Occasionally, 30 to 50 liters of water per square meter can rain there, and local flooding cannot be ruled out.