„The big question is which one was stronger, since both this year and two years ago there was a lot of rain, fallen trees, broken power lines, etc.“, writes G.Valaika and continues with the facts:
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„If we only consider the number of customers left without electricity announced by ESO, then we get the following result: at the end of July 2024, about 160 thousand were left without electricity, and this year due to the storm – even about 268 thousand customers (i.e. 1.7 times more).
If we only consider the amount of precipitation, then the storm on July 28-29, 2024 was wetter. In many places, more precipitation was measured than this year, and in Telšiai, Šiauliai, and Laukuva, more than 100 mm of rain fell then (1.2-1.4 months’ norm). This year, the wettest was Šilutė, where 82.5 mm was measured in less than one day.
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If we only consider the strength of the maximum measured wind gusts, then this year’s storm was windier and covered a larger area of the country. Even deep inland, wind gusts reached at least 24-28 m/s (individual stations showed gusts up to 29-31 m/s). Meanwhile, two years ago, wind gusts reaching 24-28 m/s covered a smaller area of the country.
So, at least according to the available concise information, this year’s storm (preliminarily) was stronger and caused damage to a larger area of the country“, concludes G.Valaika.
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