Warsaw, on the Vistula river in central Poland, receives around 550 mm (about 22 inches) of rain a year, one of the drier major European capitals, with a clear summer peak from convective thunderstorms typical of continental Europe. These summer storms can be intense, sometimes bringing large hail and heavy short-term rainfall capable of flooding streets not designed for sudden downpours after a normally dry stretch. The Vistula has a history of spring flooding tied to snowmelt further upstream, a separate and slower-moving risk compared with summer storms. Because the city’s most disruptive weather tends to be these fast-building summer cells, radar tracking during the warmer months is especially useful. Poland’s Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, IMGW, operates the national radar network.
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