Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a weather warning of heavy rainfalls and storms accompanied by a high frequency of lightning and local hail. The locally intense phenomena are forecast to be in effect from Friday to Sunday, December 6-8, 2024. Residents of islands Rhodes, Chios, Samos, Psara received warning …
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Tempi tunnel flooded, train traffic halted. In Greece, where else?
The tunnel of the Railway Network OSE in Tempi, central Greece, was flooded on Sunday when rainwater swept debris inside. Train traffic connecting Athens to Central and Northern Greece was disrupted and some trains had to stop even in the middle of the route or just before the tunnel, as …
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Storm BORA: Updated Weather Warning for Greece
Storm weather BORA will continue to affect parts of eastern and southern Greece also on Tuesday, December 3, and the National Meteorological Service EMY issued on Monday an update of its Emergency Bulletin of Hazardous Weather Phenomena. According to EMY Update, BORA will remain in effect as rainfalls and storms …
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Man dies in Halkidiki as storm BORA strikes N. Greece
A man died in Halkidiki as the storm weather BORA has been hitting also northern Greece since Sunday. The man fell into a deep ditch with his truck and was found 8 hours later, early Monday morning. He most likely died of hypothermia. The 57-year-old man is the third victim …
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Rhodes Floods & Havoc: 24h Traffic Ban, new warning message (pcts, video)
Storm weather BORA hit the island of Rhodes with heavy rainfalls wreaking havoc and despair. Homes and businesses have been flooded, large areas turned into mud fields and and people were trapped in their cars and their homes. Authorities imposed a 24-hour traffic ban until all the roads have checked, …
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Storm BORA: 2 dead on Lemnos; Floods in Rhodes, Warning to Attica, N. Greece
Two men died on the island of Lemnos in northern Aegean Sea and residents in several regions including Attica and Rhodes received warning messages of intense weather phenomena and flood as storm weather BORA is sweeping across the country. Lemnos A 57-year-old farmer was found dead by firefighters in the …
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RED ALERT: BORA to hit Greece with heavy rainfalls, storms, gusty winds and snow
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a RED ALERT weather warning of the barometric low called BORA being formed in the Ionian Sea and slowly moving eastward. ⚠️EKTAKTO ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΕΠΙΚΙΝΔΥΝΩΝ ΚΑΙΡΙΚΩΝ ΦΑΙΝΟΜΕΝΩΝ Βαρομετρικό χαμηλό στο Ιόνιο κινούμενο αργά ανατολικά θα προκαλέσει κακοκαιρία στη χώρα μας. Το σύστημα αυτό λαμβάνει την …
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Temperatures in Greece to drop by 10°C over the weekend
Meteorologists in Greece forecast a significant drop of temperatures in the upcoming weekend, followed by snowfalls and local rainstorms. The weather is expected to deteriorate from Saturday, November 23, and the “winter invasion” will be of short duration, of some 48 hours. Main characteristics will be a significant temperature drop …
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Storm Alexandros: Residents in four regions receive <112> emergency message
Residents of Thessaly, Evia, the Sporades islands and Fthiotida received an <112> emergency alert message at 17:30 on Friday warning them of the upcoming storm ALEXANDROS in their areas in Central Greece. The message of the Greek Civil Protection was warning them of “dangerous weather phenomena from Friday evening until …
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Storm ALEXANDROS: Red Alert Warning for several regions in Greece
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a Red Alert warning of rainstorm ALEXANDROS forecast to sweep across many parts of the country with a duration of 30 to 36 hours. Red Alert is the highest warning category regarsing dangerous weather phenomena. A barometric low in the Ionian Sea and unstable …
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Greece Weather Warning updated until Nov 16
The bad weather front is forecast to be extended beyond November 13, and last until Saturday, November 16, with rainfalls and temperature drop and the intense weather phenomena affecting also Athens and Attica. Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY has updated its weather warning issued on Monday, November 11, 2024. EMY …
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Greece Weather Warning: Heavy rainfalls and storms
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued an emergency weather report on Monday warning of heavy rainfalls and storms in the next 48 hours. The weather is forecast to deteriorate as of Monday afternoon, November 11, and last until Wednesday, November 13, 2024. 🎯Το επιφανειακό χαμηλό παραμένει σχεδόν στάσιμο στο Ιόνιο …
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Greece Weather: Omega block brings bitter cold and stormy northern winds
A so-called “Omega” block atmospheric system forecast to affect Greece in the following days brings strong northern winds and bitter cold but also heavy rainfalls in the West of Greece. This weather system is forecast to reach the country as of the middle of the week. Omega block is the …
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“Indian Summer” in Greece with temperature up to 32°-34° Celsius
Temperature in Greece will gradually rise up to 32-34 degrees Celsius until Saturday, 12 October, 2024, according to the latest data the weather service of the National Observatory of Athens meteo.gr. The atmospheric circulation will favor the transfer of warm air masses to Greece in the next few days. Especially …
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Weather Warning as storm front CASSANDRA hits Greece
Greece’s National Meteorology Service EMY issued a weather warning of rain and storm front CASSANDRA forecast to hit Greece on Friday and Saturday, October 4-5, 2024. Cassandra is forecast to pass initially the North of Greece and extend to the South. The weather will deteriorate with the passage of a …
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Greece Weather Warning: Heavy rain, stormy winds, temperature drop
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued an emergency bulletin warning of a bad weather front heading to Greece with stormy winds, a noticeable drop in temperature and heavy rainfalls and storms. Note that the last few days, temperature in large parts of the country has been reaching up to 30-32 …
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Greece Weather Warning: Heavy rainfalls and storms
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued an emergency bulletin warning of a bad weather front forecast to hit a large part of the country on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. According to EMY weather warning the bad weather front will hit with heavy rainfalls and storms will affect the regions of …
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Storm ATENA: Updated Weather Warning for Greece
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued an updated Emergency Bulletin of Hazardous Weather Phenomena warning about the weather on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 10-11, 2024. According to the updated warning, storm ATENA, accompanied by a low-pressure system over the Ionian Sea, is moving eastward, affecting central and northern mainland areas …
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Flash-floods in central Athens as storm ATENA hits Greece (videos)
Storm ATENA: Fifteen to twenty minutes of rainfall were enough to flood the streets on Greek capital Athens on Tuesday afternoon. Motorists were trapped in their cars, vehicles were swept away and some went on the car top calling for help. Pictures form video broadcast by Mega TV Ελλάδα 2.0Αμπελόκηποι, οδός …
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Greece Weather Warning: Heavy rainfalls, storms, thunder, gusty winds
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a weather warning as storm system “Atena” is moving from the West to the East will hit the country with heavy rainfalls, thunder and hail. Storm “Atena” is forecast to reach Greece from the Central Mediterranean region on Monday night, September 9, leading to …
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