Editing Tatra Mountains (section)

===Winds===
[[File:tatra storm.jpg|thumb|Visible effects of the 2004 storm in Slovakia]]
The average wind speed on the summits is 6&nbsp;m/s (13.4&nbsp;mi/hr).
* southerly winds on the northern side
* westerly winds at the base of Tatra ([[Orava-Nowy Targ Basin]])
* [[foehn winds]] (Polish: [[halny]]) most often occur between October and May. They are warm and dry and can cause extensive damage.
* Maximum wind speed {{cvt|288|km/h|0}} (6 May 1968).<ref name=tpn1>{{cite web |url=http://www.tpn.pl/pl/klimat/news/102/Wiatr-halny |title=Wiatr halny |author=Igor J. Zaleski |author2=Tomasz Mączka |website=Tatrzański Park Narodowy |language=pl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109105526/http://tpn.pl/pl/klimat/news/102/Wiatr-halny |archive-date=9 January 2011 }}</ref>

On 19 November 2004, large parts of the forests in the southern Slovak part of the High Tatras were damaged by a strong [[wind storm]].<ref name=tpn1 /> Three million cubic metres (1,864 square miles) of trees were uprooted, two people died, and several villages were totally cut off. Further damage was done by a subsequent [[forest fire]], and it will take many years until the local [[natural environment|ecology]] is fully recovered.<ref>{{cite book |last1=USA |first1=IBP |title=Slovakia Country Study Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments |date=3 March 2012 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-1-4387-7555-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jTv_CwAAQBAJ&q=tetra+mountain+Three+million+cubic+metres |language=en }}</ref>