Warming and strong winds in St. Petersburg are creating a potentially dangerous situation – the water level in the rivers and canals of St. Petersburg has already begun to rise.
According to the map of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “North-Western Department for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring”, the water level at the Mining Institute on the Lieutenant Schmidt embankment was 115 cm, reports 78.ru.
However, the press service of the federal government enterprise (FKP) “Directorate of the complex of protective structures (KPS) of the city reported that there is nothing to fear – the rise of water in rivers and canals will not exceed critical values in the coming days, and warming will not provoke overflow of the banks. The complex of protective structures continues to operate as normal. The KZS gates are open.
Forecasters expect that above-zero temperatures will linger in the city on the Neva for at least three days. Temperature values will be within +2…+4.
Earlier it was reported that warm air masses rushed into St. Petersburg from the west.
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Source: www.rosbalt.ru
