VIDEO: Tragedy in the High Tatras. Lightning struck the tourists! One person died after being hit – iMeteo.sk

The warning against the currently ongoing orographic storms should not be underestimated. Storms arise relatively unexpectedly and quickly. A tragedy occurred in the High Tatras today. Lightning struck the Tourists! Slovakia has been plagued by orographic storms from the heat since yesterday. These are caused by a shallow pressure trough, which is currently located over Europe. At the same time, very warm air is flowing into our area. Under normal circumstances, warm currents are quite common in the summer. However, if at the same time the influence of low pressure is added, the atmosphere becomes very unstable. Warm and humid air is an extremely suitable ground for orographic storms from heat. During the day, the warm and moist air is heated by the sun’s rays, which makes the air mass unstable and subsequently creates cumulus clouds, from which showers and storms form, which also happened today. Showers and storms were formed during today mainly in mountainous areas. Around 2,050 lightnings struck our territory today, with the majority of lightnings striking in the mountains of central and northern Slovakia. Here, one of more than two thousand lightnings became fatal for a tourist in the High Tatras. Lightning struck them. Lightning killed one tourist in Kriván The air rescue service reported that it was called to help tourists in the area of ​​Kriván, where a storm swept through and one of the lightning strikes hit the tourists. On the spot, between the rocks, one man was lying motionless, who, unfortunately, no longer showed any signs of life, and the doctor could only pronounce him dead. The second, 33-year-old tourist was thrown after being hit, and suffered injuries to his face and spine. He communicated with the rescuers, but did not remember the circumstances of the accident and was disoriented. The rescuers prepared him for evacuation from the place in the transport network, during the layover the doctor supplemented his treatment and then he was transferred to the hospital in Poprad in a stable condition. Orographic storms from the heat will rage in Slovakia until Friday, so be very careful in the mountains in the afternoon!