A summer storm followed by a torrential downpour and strong southern winds caused problems along the coast of Croatia on Sunday.
In Istria and Kvarner, the red Meteo alarm was switched on, while the rest of the coast is on the somewhat weaker, orange Meteo alarm, reports Index.hr on July 28, 2019.
"The weather is mostly cloudy and unstable with intermittent rain and thunderstorms. There can still be thunderstorms along the coast followed by intense winds, but also waterspouts, especially in Dalmatia. The wind is blowing weak to moderate to the southeast, on the most of the Adriatic to a moderate southwest, and in Dalmatia, there is a very strong southern wind. In the evening, the wind will weaken everywhere. The highest daily temperature is between 25 and 30°C,” read the DHMZ forecast for Sunday.
The summer storm particularly hit Šibenik-Knin County. The wind knocked down trees and thrust them onto the roads.
One sailboat was swept to the shore in Primošten, as was a small dinghy near Šibenik, and the wind carried it to the bridge, said the Center 112.
"The Harbor Commander has been informed about everything, and the main thing is that there are no victims, everyone is safe," said the watch operator.
In addition, Center 112 received numerous reports and requests to remove branches from the roads in Skradin, Pirovac, Kistanja, Srima and Šibenik.
In Kašić, a strong wind collapsed a tree through the wire of a pipeline and the villagers are having problems with electricity.
A short water spout flooded Poljička cesta in Split. A hundred meters of the road near the intersection with Ulica Bruna Bušića was completely flooded.
In the video, you can see how the road looked between the two Split hospitals.
The Blatine neighborhood in Split also saw fallen trees.
Hvar couldn't escape the floods, either.
Heavy rain fell all morning in the area of Imotski, and some thirty liters of rain per square meter is said to have fallen in two hours, which caused flooding on the roads.
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