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A Dramatic Evening in Małopolska. The Wind Blew Roofs Off.

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It wasn't a quiet evening for residents of Małopolska. Severe storms that swept through the region that evening caused significant damage. The winds were so strong that in one village, the roof was completely ripped off a building. Firefighters were kept on their toes. They responded to over 180 incidents in just a few hours. A total of nine roofs were damaged.
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It wasn't a quiet evening for residents of Małopolska. Severe storms that swept through the region that evening caused significant damage. The winds were so strong that in one village, the roof was completely ripped off a building. Firefighters were kept on their toes. They responded to over 180 incidents in just a few hours. A total of nine roofs were damaged.

Powerful storms with heavy rain and gusty winds swept across southern Poland on Thursday, prompting hundreds of fire department interventions. In Małopolska alone, firefighters responded to over 180 calls by 8:00 PM, primarily to address fallen trees and damaged roofs. The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management issued a second-degree warning for storms with hail and wind gusts of up to 115 km/h. The weather deteriorated dramatically in th…

Firefighters in the Małopolska region recorded over 180 interventions related to weather-related incidents, Captain Hubert Ciepły, spokesperson for the Krakow Provincial Fire Department, told polsatnews.pl. The wind, which ripped roofs off homes, caused the greatest damage in the Dobczyce commune. In the Podkarpacie region, services also intervened dozens of times. Over 1,600 people there remain without power.

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Firefighters responded 249 times to the storms that swept across parts of Małopolska and Podkarpacie on Thursday afternoon. One roof was ripped off and nine others were damaged as a result of the strong winds that swept across Małopolska on Thursday evening. Firefighters responded to over 180 calls in the region. Captain Hubert, spokesperson for the Małopolska Provincial Commander of the State Fire Service, said: "Małopolskie, Podkarpackie: Near…

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Severe storms are sweeping across the Małopolska region. In Dobczyce, the storm ripped the roof off a residential building, and nine roofs were damaged in the surrounding area. Firefighters have responded to over 180 incidents across the province, reports Captain Hubert Ciepły, spokesman for the Małopolska Fire Department, to RMF FM.

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Winds damaged road infrastructure in Małopolska. The road towards Zakopane was closed while emergency services responded. Storms are also affecting residents of other parts of the region.

·Kraków, Poland
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Onet broke the news in Kraków, Poland on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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