Category: Weather

Video: Lightning strikes Prague 3’s Zizkov TV tower during a storm on Monday (Novinky.cz) [Social Media Post]

Architecture / Social Media Posts / Weather

5 September, 2019

Video: Lightning strikes Prague 3’s Zizkov TV tower during a storm on Monday (Novinky.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Storm forces abandonment of annual open-air opera performance in Divoka Sarka park, Prague 6-Liboc; organizer promises to stage “Don Giovanni” again next year: “We’re treating it like a rehearsal” (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

Events / Music / Social Media Posts / Theatre / Weather

1 September, 2019

Storm forces abandonment of annual open-air opera performance in Divoka Sarka park, Prague 6-Liboc; organizer promises to stage “Don Giovanni” again next year: “We’re treating it like a rehearsal” (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Weather: “High Temperatures” alert to take effect in Prague from 12 noon tomorrow (Saturday) until 7pm on Sunday; temperature expected to rise above 31 degrees Celsius; preliminary warning also issued for possible “exceptionally severe storms” on Sunday (CMHU) [Social Media Post]

Social Media Posts / Weather

30 August, 2019

Weather: “High Temperatures” alert to take effect in Prague from 12 noon tomorrow (Saturday) until 7pm on Sunday; temperature expected to rise above 31 degrees Celsius; preliminary warning also issued for possible “exceptionally severe storms” on Sunday (CMHU) [Social Media Post]

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Torrential rain in the Zlin area yesterday (Monday) evening floods cellars, roads and shops; storm warnings in effect nationwide for the rest of the day today (Novinky.cz) *edited* [Social Media Post]

Local News / Social Media Posts / Weather

27 August, 2019

Torrential rain in the Zlin area yesterday (Monday) evening floods cellars, roads and shops; storm warnings in effect nationwide for the rest of the day today (Novinky.cz) edited [Social Media Post]

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Czech Weather: Temperatures could reach 30 degrees Celsius again on Sunday (18 August), despite dropping below 10 degrees this morning (Thursday) (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Social Media Posts / Weather

15 August, 2019

Czech Weather: Temperatures could reach 30 degrees Celsius again on Sunday (18 August), despite dropping below 10 degrees this morning (Thursday) (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Around 15,000 lightning strikes recorded last night (Sunday/Monday) during storms in the Czech Republic; temperatures set to drop nationwide as cold front moves in from northwest (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

Social Media Posts / Weather

12 August, 2019

Around 15,000 lightning strikes recorded last night (Sunday/Monday) during storms in the Czech Republic; temperatures set to drop nationwide as cold front moves in from northwest (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Prague 6-Vokovice’s Spitfire-shaped grass memorial to World War II fighter pilot Frantisek Fajtl is overgrown and partly dried out, less than two years after official unveiling; cost of project: 900,000 Kc (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

Environment / History / Military / Social Media Posts / Weather

10 August, 2019

Prague 6-Vokovice’s Spitfire-shaped grass memorial to World War II fighter pilot Frantisek Fajtl is overgrown and partly dried out, less than two years after official unveiling; cost of project: 900,000 Kc (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Torrential rain causing problems across city, particularly Prague 7-Holesovice; several tram and bus routes affected; one of Blanka tunnel’s Letna exits currently closed, in direction of Troja (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

Buses / Driving / Prague Travel / Public Transport / Social Media Posts / Trams / Weather

31 July, 2019

Torrential rain causing problems across city, particularly Prague 7-Holesovice; several tram and bus routes affected; one of Blanka tunnel’s Letna exits currently closed, in direction of Troja (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Unpleasant sulphurous odours reported in parts of Prague 3, Prague 6 and Prague 8 on Monday may have been caused by plants rotting after heavy rain, says city spokesman; firefighters detected no dangerous gas or chemical leaks (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

Environment / Firefighters / Social Media Posts / Weather

17 July, 2019

Unpleasant sulphurous odours reported in parts of Prague 3, Prague 6 and Prague 8 on Monday may have been caused by plants rotting after heavy rain, says city spokesman; firefighters detected no dangerous gas or chemical leaks (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Hot weather set to return to Czech Republic, with temperatures gradually rising throughout the week (15-21 July); temperatures could hit 30 degrees Celsius this weekend (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

Social Media Posts / Weather

15 July, 2019

Hot weather set to return to Czech Republic, with temperatures gradually rising throughout the week (15-21 July); temperatures could hit 30 degrees Celsius this weekend (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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