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Thunderstorm in Brno

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29 June, 2009 - 15:53

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Hi,

As your probably aware there has been a thunderstorm raging over Brno for about an hour. I was wondering if anyone knew of any damage that has been caused, or any storm related events/stories. I have been watching it from my balcony, and I have to say this is the strongest thunderstorm I have ever seen.

I like thunderstorms, particularly the lightening. Unfortunately we dont get very many where I am from, but it seems this is one more thing to love about Brno

Anyone have anything to add?

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20 July, 2009 - 10:36

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Thunderstorm in Brno

Heard there were some bad storms last week. Was on holiday in sunny Croatia. Also heard that at Pohoda festival in Trencin, Slovakia a huge tent fell on the crowd and killed one, three are fighting for their lives and injured over 25. Normally I would be at that festival if I wasn't on holidays.

17 July, 2009 - 09:37

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Re: Thunderstorm in Brno

No storm last night, what's going on? creepy? I blame global warming.

BTW during Wednesday night's storm a tree came down just near our flat narrowly missing the thankfully unoccupied nursery school next to it.

15 July, 2009 - 09:40

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Indoor waterfall

Yes indeed another amazing storm last night. Admin and I watched in amazement as a badly leaking roof allowed water to pour in to the Rozkvet pasaz (between Nam. Svobody and Radnicka).

The resulting waterfall destroyed a large screen TV outside the Amsterdam pub much to the amusement of onlookers. No doubt the insurance companies will be busy today.

16 July, 2009 - 13:35

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Stormy Weather

Last nights storm was another cracker and I am betting that waterfall was in action again. But is it me or has there been a lot more storms than usual?

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14 July, 2009 - 20:42

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I LOVE STORMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOO WOO WOO ... so happy to see I'm not the only crazy on this site!! Maybe it's because I come from cyclone territory. I miss a good cyclone every month or so in summer in the tropics.

But the storms in Brno are magnificent!!! Lots of banging and pounding rain ... washes so much cr@p off the streets.

Bring it on!

1 July, 2009 - 13:25

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thunderstorm

Im not even in brno at the moment and instead im in dreary old england!
I love brno and cant think of anything better at this moment in time than sat in a nice brno appartment listening to the rain hammering down!

16 July, 2009 - 13:36

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Nice Time

Tony I can - sitting in a pub with a nice cold Czech beer listening to that rain....

Hope you are well and that we will see you out here soonest?

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30 June, 2009 - 13:26

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Thunderstorms

I love storms too and used to live in Houston TX where storms where wonderful...

Could use a storm right now to cool it dow n a bit

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5 July, 2009 - 13:47

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storms

A yes! nothing like a good big prairie storm! The storms we got back in my home province in Canada were big and lasted a while. Lots of lightning and thunder, very awe inspiring.

The storm the other night here was alright, but had a ways to go before touching the ones you can get over on the open plains in North America.

30 June, 2009 - 10:43

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Thunderstorm in Brno

I heard that 13 people died last week as a result of the storms, areas around Olomouc were hit pretty badly.

29 June, 2009 - 17:42

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lightning

driving from znojmo to our house a few days back in the heaviest rain ever,there was lightning going off everywhere ,one strike seemed to land in the road maybe 10 metres in front of us.yep you sure get some very noisy thunder as well and down here in south moravia its rained most days for the whole of june.fortunately it didnt rain at all in april and may so its even itself out time..

29 June, 2009 - 16:09

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Floods

Flood related stories here

http://www.radio.cz/en/article/117808

29 June, 2009 - 16:07

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Storm Damage

Have a look at TV Nova news 7.30pm they usually have a good run down on the worst affected places. North Moravia and South Bohemia are the places worst hit by the floods this time round, so far anyway.

It is really sad to see people who have lost everything basically except the shirt on their back. The power of the flash floods is truly amazing although I can't help but wondering if some of it isn't down to poor building standards.

As for lightning I saw a documentary a couple of weeks ago that featured people whose lives had been transformed after being hit by lightning and surviving unscathed. So, watch out