The warning is valid today from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for Jindřichohradecko in South Bohemia, the southeast of the Pardubice Region, the entire Vysočina and most of the South Moravian Region, the south of the Olomouc region and the west of the Zlín region. On Sunday, the institute declared an alert for the entire country from 2:00 p.m. until midnight.

Today, storms will probably move quickly and only over part of the Czech Republic. “There won’t be many storms across the board. The more significant of them could bring mainly hail up to two centimeters, or even larger deposits of smaller hail. The progress of the storms will be relatively rapid to the east to the northeast.” meteorologists said.

Tornado in Ústěk?

In Valtířov in Ústeckapparently a small tornado appeared. According to meteorologists, no damage was done. People on social networks describethat it also moved above the river Elbe.

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🌪A weaker tornado may have occurred in Valtířov in Ústěk approximately 30 minutes ago. According to the radar data, the time coincides with the passage of the line of showers without lightning activity (the radar image for the given time in the comments – the position of Valtířov with a cross). According to the speeches, it seems that… pic.twitter.com/lZU4YUlZZW

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On Sunday, storms can appear anywhere in the Czech Republic, and especially in Moravia, they will probably last longer than today. “In the Czech Republic, the main risk will be mainly hail up to two centimeters, or torrential rainfall. The storms will move fairly quickly to the northeast in this area. In Moravia and Silesia, the storms will have a slower progress, so the main risk will be torrential rain or small hail. The storms will weaken during the evening hours, but in exceptional cases they may persist, especially in Moravia, until midnight,” announced the ČHMÚ.

Storms, according to meteorologists, can cause flooding of lower-lying areas and flooding of smaller streams. Tree branches can also break and there is a risk of lightning strikes.