Earlier, an emergency meeting was held to coordinate services and send messages where necessary
A message about very dangerous weather phenomena was sent shortly before 4 to the residents of the area of Pieriawhile later a message was also sent to its residents Halkidiki.
The warning states that the hazardous weather conditions will last until tomorrow evening, during which time citizens should exercise extra caution and avoid non-essential outdoor activities.
The advance of bad weather Ariel continues almost throughout the Greek territory, while the phenomena will begin to recede from Thursday evening.
⚠️ Activation 1⃣1⃣2⃣
🆘Dangerous weather phenomena (severe storms) from today (30/11, 16:00) until noon on Thursday 1/12 in #Pieria
‼️ Limit your movements to the absolutely necessary & follow the instructions of the Authorities
ℹ️ https://t.co/rhGuJbyuPh
— 112 Greece (@112Greece) November 30, 2022
⚠️Activation 1⃣1⃣2⃣
🆘Dangerous weather phenomena (severe storms) from today (30/11, 17:00) until noon on Thursday 1/12 in #Chalcidice
‼️ Limit your movements to the absolutely necessary & follow the instructions of the Authorities
ℹ️ https://t.co/rhGuJbyuPh
— 112 Greece (@112Greece) November 30, 2022
Bad weather emergency meeting
The authorities have been alerted for the “Ariel” storm surge. The activation of 112 to send warning messages to the residents of specific areas, depending on the course and development of the bad weather that is already affecting several areas of the country, was decided during a new meeting held today Wednesday at the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection. A message has already been sent to the residents of Zakynthos and Kefalonia.
The focus of the meeting held by the minister, Christos Stylianidis, with the participation of the deputy minister, Evangelos Tournas, the general secretary, Vasilios Papageorgiou, the leadership of the Fire Brigade, as well as meteorologists was the evaluation of the latest meteorological data concerning the bad weather with the name “Ariel”, as well as its evolution so far.
Therefore, the General Secretariat of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection is on full alert. The GPP has informed the competent state agencies, the regions and the municipalities of the country, so that they are on increased preparedness of civil protection in order to immediately deal with the effects of the occurrence of intense weather phenomena. In addition, it addresses recommendations to citizens to be particularly careful, taking care to take self-protection measures against risks arising from the manifestation of intense weather phenomena.
It is recalled that a similar meeting was also held yesterday, Tuesday, November 29.
Read the self-protection instructions in the links:
It is noted that according to the updated Emergency Bulletin of Hazardous Weather Phenomena issued today, Wednesday by the National Meteorological Service (NMS), a severe weather system named “Ariel”, due to a barometric low located south of Italy and moving slowly east-northeast, is causing worsening weather with high levels of rain , the high precipitation rates, the high frequency of lightning in the marine-coastal sections and the gale-force winds of 7 to 8 Beaufort. The bad weather will last until the evening hours of Thursday (1-12-2022).
The phenomena on Wednesday (30-11-2022) will be particularly strong in places in central Macedonia (mainly prefectures of Pieria and Halkidiki) and in the north-eastern parts of Thessaly.
Citizens can be informed in detail, but also be informed daily about the evolution of extraordinary weather phenomena in the regular weather reports of EMY and on the website of EMY at the online address www.emy.gr.
For information and announcements regarding the prevailing situation and the passability of the road network due to the inflow of flood waters, citizens can visit the website of ELAS www.astynomia.gr.
For more information and self-protection instructions from severe weather, citizens can visit the website of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection at www.civilprotection.gr.
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