- Snow tongues and drift warnings were issued for northern Slovakia.
- The warnings concern Žilina and most of the Prešov region and other districts.
- SHMÚ warns against snow tongues threatening the safety of road transport.
- In the mountains, the wind can reach gusts of up to 135 km/h.
In the northern part of Slovakia, on Friday morning, warnings of the first degree against snow tongues and drifts, as well as warnings against wind and wind on the mountains, apply. The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMÚ) informed about this on its website.
Meteorologists have issued snow tongue warnings for the entire Žilina region, almost the entire Prešov region, and the districts of Spišská Nová Ves, Púchov, Považská Bystrica, Ilava, Brezno and Banská Bystrica. They are provisionally valid for the whole of Friday and Saturday (January 3). “The formation of snow tongues is a potential hazard to traffic activities. The occurrence of snow tongues is common at a given time of year and area, but can cause minor damage.” the institute warned.
You have to be careful of the wind especially in the districts of Kežmarok, Poprad, Prešov, Námestovo and Tvrdošín. Meteorologists expect its speed to reach 65 to 75 kilometers per hour in gusts. “This speed represents a potential danger for human activities. The expected wind speed is common for the given time of year and area, but it can cause minor damage,” said SHMÚ. For now, wind warnings should remain in effect until 11:00 a.m.
In the north of the country on Friday, the wind in the mountains with gusts of 110 to 135 kilometers per hour can also cause problems. The warnings are in effect for almost the entire Žilina region, several districts of the Prešov region, as well as for the districts of Gelnica, Spišská Nová Ves, Považská Bystrica, Prievidza, Brezno and Banská Bystrica. “The expected wind speed is normal for the given time of year and area, but it represents a potential danger for human activities (especially for hiking, mountain climbing, etc.),” wrote SHMÚ.
