Embankment of the Smolenka River in stormy weather.
In St. Petersburg, on the night of Friday, October 22, the shutters of the dam will be closed.
It is expected that the water level at the mouth of the Neva River will rise above critical values.
According to the press service of the Directorate of the Complex of Protective Structures (KZS), work will begin at midnight, the closing time of the complex is 02:00 am Moscow time. …
The Directorate reminded that on Thursday and Friday a sharp drop in atmospheric pressure and an increase in the south-west wind up to 25-28 m / s are expected, which will lead to “a change in the hydrological situation.”
Earlier today, on October 21, the head of the St. Petersburg Hydrometeorological Center, Alexander Kolesov, warned that on Friday, October 22, the wind will sharply increase in the Northern capital. The threat of flooding is great, the meteorologist noted. The water level can rise up to two meters.
“Stormy weather will last until the early night of October 23. In the rear of the cyclone, the wind will change to north-west, north, and a cold snap will begin,” added the head of the city's Hydrometeorological Center.
Bad weather hit St. Petersburg on October 20. It was raining all day in the city on the Neva, and it was also very windy. Due to the flood, one of the lobbies of the Ploschad Vosstaniya station had to be closed. On Thursday in St. Petersburg, thermometers show +13 (this is 6 degrees above normal).
