Severe weather

Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Vassilis Kikilias has not ruled out the possibility of local flooding from the Atena storm which is moving east from the central Mediterranean, sweeping through part of the county from Monday night until Wednesday. 

Dangerous weather is expected in many areas of the country from tonight and for the next few days, with the possible occurrence of local flooding phenomena having put the Civil Protection mechanism on heightened alert.

The new bad weather called “Atena” will have a longer duration and its main feature will be severe storms.

Severe weather instability is expected to continue across much of the country on Saturday, August 31st. The National Weather Service has updated the Special Weather Circular, initially issued on August 29th, 2024, at noon.

The weather in Bulgaria is expected to change significantly, with the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) issuing a yellow code warning for heavy rainfall and thunderstorms on August 28. Citizens are advised to prepare for potentially severe weather conditions.

The weather will remain unstable today in most parts of the country. Rain and thunderstorms, possibly temporarily strong in some areas, are expected in central, eastern Macedonia, and Thrace in the early morning hours. Improvement is anticipated across the country by evening.

Light showers and thunderstorms in the west, central and north, locally accompanied by high frequency thunderstorms and localized hailstorms are also forecast today, according to the updated Emergency Weather Bulletin Weather issued on 08/19/2024.

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Severe bad weather is expected to hit Corfu for the second time in a few hours, with a team of three men from the 5th EMAK arriving on the island in a hurry to reinforce the local fire service.

The “wave” of bad weather affecting our country since yesterday is worsening today, with the main features being rain, thunderstorms and high lightning activity. The phenomena are expected to weaken late Thursday evening.

Following a prolonged heatwave, Greece is set to face bad weather from today, with the weather deteriorating significantly in certain geographical areas. Heavy rain, thunderstorms and hailstorms will be the main features of the weather, according to the National Meteorological Service (EMY), which has issued an emergency weather bulletin.

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The Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY) issued an update to its special bulletin ahead of the anticipated severe weather expected to impact most of the country from Sunday until Tuesday morning.