Shkodër, in northern Albania near Lake Shkodër and the Buna and Drin rivers, is one of the wettest parts of the country, receiving around 1,800 mm (about 71 inches) of rain a year as the nearby mountains intensify rainfall dramatically. The city and surrounding low-lying plain have a well-documented history of seasonal flooding when heavy autumn and winter rain combines with the lake’s water levels and the rivers draining the surrounding mountains, sometimes leaving farmland and roads underwater for extended periods. Because this combination of heavy rain and slow-draining terrain makes flooding a routine seasonal concern here, radar tracking of approaching storm systems is a genuinely important tool for the region. Albania’s national meteorological institute operates the radar network.
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