For an hour 54.6 liters”, IHMK shows the record of rain in Pec yesterday

Kosovo's Hydromeorological Institute has provided details of the floods in Pec last night, saying that the flood-laden situation in Pec has resulted from heavy rainfall with very high intensity, where 54.6mm (l/m2) fell in just one hour.

This amount of rainfall for such short intervals, according to the institute, is inexorable without causing flooding, in this case urban ones.

During the afternoon hours (Saturday 24/06/2023), we have had a situation heavy with rainfall, especially in the Pec region, where rapid flooding has been caused. The severe flood situation in Pec has resulted from heavy - intensity rainfall, with only 1ph and 9 minutes. (From 6:35 to 20:44), 54.6 mm (l/m2) have fallen. This amount of rainfall for such short intervals is inevitable without causing flooding, in this case urban ones. Explain: The Peja Bistrica River, currently (25/06/2023), does not pose any danger to river floods. The 11h level was 93 Cm, or about eight feet. under the maximum level, trends are slow down. During the hours of today's afternoon dt: 25/06/2023, there will be rainfall which in the western and northern part of the country will be more intense and extended. The situation will gradually begin to stabilise over the following days”, the announcement says.