August 3, 2019 – When the forecasts projected a change in weather this weekend, they weren’t kidding around. A look at how this summer storm swept through the Split area.
A rumbling thunderstorm with powerful and blustery winds ripped through the Split area around 10 pm on Friday. The air temperature dropped to just 19 degrees Celsius in a short time – for comparison, the highest daily temperature on Friday was 32 degrees Celsius, Slobodna Dalmacija reported.
“It came from the northwest and descended to Dalmatia. The announced front is crossing our area,” confirmed DHMZ in Split on Friday evening.
The highest recorded wind gusts in the Split area were 104 km/h, according to DHMZ.
People were warned not to go outside, and those who found themselves outdoors were asked to seek shelter as soon as possible.
However, on a Friday night in the peak season, we know that’s an impossible ask.
A look at the scenes on the Split Riva on Friday.
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“There was panic in the city. The outdoor terraces were cleared within minutes. Guests ran away without paying their bills,” one reader told Slobodna Dalmacija.
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The storm also turned one building in the Pujanke area of Split into the house of horrors!
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At the nearby Star Village of Mosor, Crometeo measured hurricane-like gusts of wind up to 148 km/h!
The wind carried garbage containers into parked cars.
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And made everyone in the warmth of their homes thankful they chose not to go out that night.
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After the storm, the Center 112 received numerous calls from citizens reporting fallen trees on the roads, while some reported that they were trapped in an elevator because some parts of the city briefly ran out of power, reported Slobodna Dalmacija.
Some facilities were left without roofs, and most of the calls came from Split, Solin, and Kaštela.
Many calls for help from the sea were also received Friday night.
“We have a lot of calls, and just in the area of Split we have reports of five accidents, and maybe 20 in the whole Adriatic,” said the Port Authority of Split on Friday. No injuries had been reported on Friday night, though more information will be known on Saturday morning.
The KulaKula festival was also held in Trogir on Friday night in Kamerlengo castle. The storm hit as local favorite Vojko V was on stage. The storm cut out the sound, but Vojko boldly continued his concert in an unplugged version.
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However, the storm became worse and started to pick up chairs, umbrellas, equipment, and branches. The audience then began running away from the concert venue, and as one Dalmacija Danas reader said, there was a lot of panic on the way out.
Fortunately, the weather forecast for Saturday is looking much more favorable.
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