Watch out for bad weather in the next few hours – What does the updated EMY emergency bulletin predict

The next few hours are considered critical about the course and especially the consequences of the bad weather wave that is hitting the whole country and some regions with particular severity. In Attica, the bad weather manifests itself with severe storms and heavy rains that result in flooded roads and traffic disruptions in many places. The authorities are making recommendations to restrict movement, while schools will not operate in the afternoon shift, as well as at night. Earlier, cars were trapped under the Spyros Loui bridge, in Maroussi, while a kindergarten was flooded in Kallithea. At the Ministry of Civil Protection a meeting has been called for the assessment of the situation and the coordination of the competent services.

Major problems have been recorded since yesterday in Zakynthos, the Eurota level in Lakonia has risen dangerously, while messages from 112 are being sent by Civil Protection to the areas that are at the center of dangerous weather phenomena. Already, in addition to the residents of Western Greece, the residents of Attica, Evia, Magnesia, Lesvos, Chios, Corfu have received a message, while a new message was sent a while ago to Achaia. The Fire Department is on alert for flooding.

What does the updated EMY weather report predict?

The EMY issued a new, updated emergency bulletin of worsening weather, at a time when bad weather is sweeping the capital and many regions of the country.

A significant worsening of the weather with locally dangerous phenomena is predicted until tomorrow Friday, with the main characteristics being heavy rains and storms, local hailstorms and heavy snowfalls in the continental highlands and semi-mountains as well as in areas in the north with a relatively lower altitude.

Heavy rains and storms are forecast for today:

– until noon in the southernmost islands of the Ionian and the western Peloponnese

– in the eastern Peloponnese, central and eastern Sterea (including Attica), Evia, Thessaly and the Sporades with weakening from the afternoon in central Sterea and Thessaly and from the evening hours in the rest of the areas

– from midday in the Cyclades and in central and eastern Macedonia, with weakening in the evening hours initially in central and gradually in eastern Macedonia

– from late afternoon in Thrace and the islands of the northern Aegean

– from the evening in the eastern Aegean islands and at night in the Dodecanese.

Snowfalls will be noted in the continental highlands and semi-mountains and locally in areas in the north with a relatively lower altitude which will be dense in places:

– in western Macedonia and Epirus (with an indicative altitude of 500-600 meters and above)

– in Thessaly (with an indicative altitude of 600-700 meters and above)

– in the western and central Sterea (with an indicative altitude of 800-900 meters and above)

– from noon in central and eastern Macedonia and Thrace (indicative altitude of 500-600 meters and above).

The southerly winds in the Aegean will gradually strengthen to 8 and locally to 9 Beaufort.

Tomorrow Friday, heavy rain and storms are foreseen until the early hours of the morning in Thrace, the islands of the northern Aegean and the eastern Cyclades, until the morning hours in the islands of the eastern Aegean and until noon in the Dodecanese.

Snowfalls will be noted in the continental mountainous-semi-mountainous areas, which will be dense in places in Thrace until the early hours of the morning (indicative altitude of 500-600 meters and above). Southerly winds will locally reach the southeast Aegean at 8 to 9 Beaufort in the morning hours.

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