Wind has turned into a storm on Estonian islands and coasts
Last night, winds developed into a storm on the Estonian coast and islands, resulting in broken trees, power outages and disrupted ship traffic. Southwesterly and southerly winds remain gale force. In the evening, wind gusts on the coast reached 20-25 m/s, with gusts of 27 m/s on Osmussaari. Inland there were also gusts of 15-20 m/s. Strong wind gusts broke trees and branches, power outages occurred and there were reports of roof damage. Overnight, rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms will occur in many places. There is thunder in western Hiiumaa. There are powerful flares under the clouds! A slight weakening of the wind is expected in the morning.
The blackout map shows that yesterday shortly before ten o'clock in the evening more than 2000 consumers were left without light across Estonia. Currently, the largest number of households without electricity is in Saaremaa. Until midnight, 1,862 households remained without electricity. Portal Tark Tee also warns that there may be fallen trees in several places on the roads, so you should be careful on the roads. According to Windy.com, wave heights in the Baltic Sea exceed 4 meters in some places, and in the Gulf of Finland - up to 3.8 meters.