On Ai-Petri, October rainfall exceeded the norm seven times

In October in the Crimea were abnormal for this time of year floods and mudflows. The strongest rains affected the northern foothills, the South Bank and Ai-Petri, KIA reports.

According to hydrometeorological observations, in the northern foothills and on the southern coast, precipitation fell 3.1-4.9 times more than the monthly norm. On Ai-Petri, the indicator for October exceeded it by 7.1 times.

Hydrometeorologists called the incident “unprecedented amount of precipitation”. They also reported that the floods reached the criteria of adverse and dangerous phenomena, and mudflows descended in the Crimea. Such a hydrometeorological situation, according to them, is unusual for the peninsula at this time of year.

The peak of bad weather fell on October 19-20: for two days at the weather station Ai-Petri fell 530 mm of precipitation — 6.4 monthly norm and half of the annual volume.

Due to the prolonged rains, the water content of the rivers increased sharply, and the autumn meadow stopped. On the South Bank, catastrophic floods and mudflows took place on the Aksamatuk-Dere rivers in Koreiz and Derekoyk in Yalta. Catastrophic flooding was also recorded on the Khastabash River in Alupka.

At the village of Fruit water level in Belbek rose by 3.3 meters to 545 cm. On Kokkozka near the village of Aromat, the water added 161 cm. In the upper Black, the height of the flood wave reached 166 cm, and the water flow rate was 110 cubic meters per second. At the village of Khmelnitsky level rose by 159 cm.

On the rivers of the southeastern foothills, the water rose by 59-124 cm. In the areas of Alushta, Sudak and Feodosia, after rains, flow resumed on most small rivers.

The October water content of the rivers significantly exceeded the usual indicators: the average water consumption in the upper reaches of the Black River was 33 times higher than normal, in Kokkozka and Derekoyk - 14-22 times higher. On other rivers, the excess was from 3.3 to 9.2 times.