Flood in Slovakia (2020-10-14)

Description

Activation time (UTC): 2020-10-14 16:53:00
Event time (UTC): 2020-10-13 08:00:00
Event type: Flood (Riverine flood)

Activation reason:
Over the 12-14 October 2020, an extreme weather situation has affected the entire area of the Slovak Republic, and Central Europe, with heavy rainfall and strong winds. Both red and orange alerts were issued by the Slovak Hydro-meteorological Institute. The greatest damages are reported in the Košice, Prešov, Banská Bystrica and Zvolen Regions. The overflow of several rivers is reported, with the Slaná, Hornád, and Morava River expected to overflow in the near future, with floods affecting many areas and blocking roads.

Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 5
Grading products: 0

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Contact

Email: jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

European Commission, Joint Research Centre

https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/joint-research-centre

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2020): Flood in Slovakia (2020-10-14). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/bd3cbea5-6232-4a6d-a7a5-2984e79fdb19

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency EMSR471 Emergency Management Flood Mapping Rapid Mapping Slovakia SVK

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR471]: Flood in Slovakia (2020-10-14)

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

All maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant vector data (SHP, KML) as well.

Spatial coverage

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Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2021-04-19
Modified date: 2021-04-19
Issued date: 2020-10-14
Landing page: https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR471
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/bd3cbea5-6232-4a6d-a7a5-2984e79fdb19
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