On March 24, at the reference weather station in Moscow, the increase in precipitation for 12 hours amounted to 7 millimeters. This was reported by Interfax with reference to data from the Moscow Meteorological Bureau.
“According to preliminary estimates, about 20 percent of the monthly precipitation fell on the city during the day,” said a representative from the Bureau of Meteorology.
According to him, the data were received from the weather station in VDNKh at 18:00. He emphasized that the monthly rainfall in March is equal to 34 millimeters.
Earlier, Roman Vilfand, scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, said that from March 25-28 a storm warning was announced in the Moscow region against rising water levels in the rivers. “Moscow 24”.
According to the weather presenter, river floodplains in Moscow and not large buildings and road sections located in them will be flooded. In addition, the water level in the rivers will be 1-2 meters during this period.