Storm warning extended in Moscow due to snow and freezing rain
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The storm warning announced in Moscow due to heavy snow and freezing rain was extended until 13:00. This was announced by the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center Roman Vilfand.
He clarified that freezing rain occurs when the temperature is positive at an altitude of 1000–1500 m and the snow melts, but after that, falling into lower layers of the atmosphere, the resulting water droplets quickly freeze. The weather forecaster called it a dangerous phenomenon.
In Moscow and the region valid yellow level of weather danger. According to the forecast of the Phobos center, up to 26.5 mm of precipitation may fall in the capital per day, or 50% of the monthly norm.
Governor of the Moscow Region Andrey Vorobyov statedthat the region is experiencing the heaviest snowfall in 40 years. According to him, ice quickly forms on the roads, and more than 3 thousand people were involved in clearing them.
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