Rain Over Toruń. Will the Weather Improve? We Have the Forecast

Today's meteorological conditions are bringing Poland unprecedented phenomena and an exceptionally early onset of full spring, which has thoroughly disrupted the framework of long-term weather forecasts. A powerful atmospheric front has moved over the very center of the country, sliding from the west, definitively pushing the remnants of arctic air out of Poland and bringing extremely high temperature readings for this time of year. Persistent numerical models indicate that residents will experience a sudden, unprecedented temperature revival – readings will commonly exceed the barrier of a dozen or so degrees, reaching in gusts from 14 to even 18 degrees Celsius in the south. Journalists boldly compare the arrival of warming to French heatwaves. The approaching, longed-for spring is also evidenced by facts – in recent hours, in urban areas such as the Poznań development around the Citadel, developing flower buds have been photographed, while around Łódź, there is an almost Easter-like atmosphere. Of course, such an intense transformation creates a physical burden for human organisms intolerant of such rapid biomaterial changes. 8 — voivodeships reporting increased water surges Unfortunately, the equally sudden higher temperature has caused a catastrophically rapid thaw, initiating destructive hydrological processes and rousing the reserves of the state's civil defense from winter lethargy. The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management is continuously sending out warnings about strong shock waves of swollen water, which affect as many as eight of the country's administrative divisions. Pure, accumulated ice and snow masses are flowing massively into riverbeds, which led to the announcement of a flood alert in the Bierutów municipality and the exceeding of alarm levels on the Czarna Woda River. High water levels were also recorded in Greater Poland, where the Swędrnia and Orla rivers surged, leading to local flooding of floodplain areas. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration, together with a body formed by the Government Security Center, immediately ordered a teleconference covering all key centers in provincial offices. Individual decision-makers coordinated defensive maneuvers of state fire brigade units, attempting to systematically remove sludge from basements and access roads. Massive surges of natural tributaries and catastrophic spring thaws have been occurring regularly in central regions for many decades, revealing fundamental deficiencies in large-scale retention. The last powerful and destructive water disasters of this segment occurred massively on Polish territory during the winter 1979 water wave and widespread urban flooding in river basins a decade after the millennium. Rivers recording flooding troublesome for agriculture: 1. Czarna Woda River (Lower Silesian Voivodeship); 2. Kwisa River (Lower Silesian Voivodeship); 3. Orla River (Greater Poland Voivodeship); 4. Swędrnia River (Greater Poland Voivodeship) A different in structure, yet absolutely destabilizing weather evolution has taken root at the foothills and on the very peaks of the Polish Tatra Mountains. In high-altitude gullies, especially below the ridges of Kasprowy Wierch, substantial, over-meter-thick layers of unstable material continue to accumulate. Powerful rays of the southern sun from above are systematically weakening the once compact, now intensifying cracks in the ice covering climbing routes. Consequently, TOPR personnel are monitoring the situation, maintaining warnings about avalanche danger, which in the higher parts of the Tatras has reached the second degree. A potentially deadly wave of white precipitation falls freely completely on its own, loudly rumbling in the valleys, moving debris down into the forests. In addition to ruining tourism, mud has reached from snow-covered hills to typically agricultural areas – multi-hectare soil depressions are depriving modern tractors of the chance to sow artificial nitrogen. Long-term warnings dedicated to this year's Easter advise not to postpone safety plans, heralding the soon cyclical return of gray days under clouds. „Lawinowa „trójka”, która nie wybacza błędów.” (Avalanche ) — waWa.info Magazine