An RCB alert due to strong winds was announced in four voivodeships. The services appeal for caution and remind about safety rules.
“Attention! Strong and gusty winds are forecast tonight and tomorrow (15/16/12). Be careful and secure free-standing items” – RCB alert with this content was sent on Sunday to recipients of all mobile networks in the voivodeships:
- Pomeranian (counties: GdańskGdańsk, GdyniaMalbork, Nowy Dwór, SopotLębork, Puck, SłupskSłupsk, Wejherowski);
- Podlasie (counties: Augustów, Grajewski, Kolno, Moniecki, Sejny, Sokółka, Suwałki, Suwałki);
- Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (counties: Bartoszycki, Braniewo, ElblągElbląg, Ełk, Giżycki, Gołdap, Kętrzyn, Lidzbark, Mrągowski, Olecki, Piski and Węgorzewski);
- West Pomeranian Voivodeship (counties: Gryfice, Kamieński, Kołobrzeg, KoszalinKoszalin, Sławno, Świnoujście).
They apply in these places second degree warnings against strong winds, issued by the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management. Wind gusts are expected to reach up to 90 kilometers per hour.
The Government Security Center reminds you to:
- remove from windowsills and yards all objects that may be carried away by the wind;
- move cars to a safe place if they were previously parked under trees;
- ensure the safety of your animals, especially those outdoors;
- prepare replacement lighting – flashlights with spare batteries. Wind can damage power lines;
- be careful when driving a car, firstly because of the breaking branches and trees, secondly – when leaving a sheltered road into an open space, there is a risk of the car being blown away.
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What is an RCB alert
Alert RCB is an SMS threat warning system. You do not need to sign up for an RCB alert. People who find themselves in the area of ​​a potential life-threatening crisis will receive a short text message (SMS) on their mobile phone with information about the type of threat, its location, and the source of the warning. It does not matter which operator we have concluded a contract with.
The amendment to the Telecommunications Law and certain other acts of June 11, 2018 imposes on all operators the obligation to immediately send a message to all users in the area specified by the RCB director. Messages are issued only in exceptional situations that may actually pose a threat to human life and health.
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