Wind gusts of up to 19 m/s are recorded near Ufa airport

UFA, 6 March 2019. /Bashinform News Agency, Ksenia Kalinina/ translated by Tatiana Aksyutina/.

On March 6, in the territory of Bashkiria airport at 10.30 a.m., the air temperature is from 0 to -5 C, with moderate precipitation in the south. The maximum wind gusts of up to 19 m/s were recorded in the area of Ufa airport, and up to 17 m/s in the Fedorovka district. Light ice-slick, black ice.

“The forecast is proved to be correct. The airport, railway stations, and power supply systems are functioning normally,” the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Bashkiria inform. On the roads of the republic, 16 emergency response teams of local fire and rescue garrisons operate without restrictions. 955 units of equipment are involved in the roads cleaning. Of these, 144 special vehicles operate on federal highways, 530 on national roads, and 281 in Ufa. ”