Thunderstorm and heavy rain: a storm warning has been issued in Mykolaiv Oblast

Thunderstorms, heavy rain and strengthening winds are forecast in Mykolaiv and Mykolaiv Oblast in the coming hours on October 19. The severe weather will continue through the end of the day and into the night of October 20.

Northeasterly winds will strengthen, with gusts reaching 15–20 m/s. A storm warning has been issued for the region, and Level I — yellow hazard status has been declared.

Rain and wind have already caused poplar trees to fall onto parked cars in the courtyard of apartment buildings in Mykolaiv.

We previously reported:

• Two poplar trees fell onto parked cars in Mykolaiv
• Yellow hazard level: Mykolaiv Oblast warned of strong winds
• A powerful downpour hit Mykolaiv: nearly half the monthly rainfall fell in three hours
• Trees killed people, and more than a thousand settlements lost power: destructive severe weather hit Ukraine
• Storm in Mykolaiv: fallen trees and a heating main, crushed cars and downed wires