“The wind in Moscow can reach 19-24 meters per second, and 20 meters per second is already considered a dangerous phenomenon ... The hydrometeorological center announced a storm warning,” he said.

Earlier in the weather center "Phobos" reported that the temperature record in Moscow was broken for the second day in a row.

On December 18, Nevsky Novosti, referring to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, wrote about wind amplification up to 28 m / s in St. Petersburg.