“The storm on August 22, 2026, was characterized by very strong winds, heavy precipitation, thunderstorms, and a very wide coverage: significant effects were recorded not only in Lithuania but throughout the Baltic region. The impact of this summer storm was also intensified by the fact that the trees had leaves, and strong winds had not been experienced for a long time.”
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“Usually, during the warm season, most damage is caused by squall winds driven by convection. Such winds typically cover a small area of Lithuania. Meanwhile, the storm on August 22 was caused by a deep southern cyclone and gradient winds, and this type of wind is much more typical for the cold season,” writes meteo.lt.
During this storm, new summer wind speed records were reached at five meteorological stations: Dotnuva 22.8 m/s, Lazdijai 24.3 m/s (squall), Rokiškis 25.2 m/s (squall), Ventė 33.1 m/s (catastrophic), and Vėžaičiai 22.7 m/s.
According to available wind data since 1970, the storm on August 22, 2026, was the only summer storm when dangerous and stronger winds were recorded at all meteorological stations measuring wind parameters.
Until now, strong winds during summer were recorded in most parts of the country:
On 1994-06-23, dangerous winds were recorded at 17 of the 18 meteorological stations measuring winds at that time, with a maximum wind speed of 22 m/s recorded in Klaipėda;
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On 2024-07-28/29, strong winds were recorded at 25 of 26 meteorological stations, with a squall wind speed (26 m/s) recorded in Panevėžys.
On 2025-06-29, dangerous winds were recorded at 24 of 26 meteorological stations, with a maximum wind speed of 20 m/s in Ventė.
This storm was also characterized by a large amount of precipitation: squall rains were recorded at 11 meteorological stations and 3 water measurement stations, catastrophic rain was recorded in Šilutė, and dangerous rain at another 15 stations. The heaviest precipitation was recorded in the western part of Lithuania.
A similar storm occurred in July 2024, but although there was more dangerous and squall precipitation then, the maximum wind gusts were lower.
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