The bad weather Diomidis is in progress, which affects our country for the second day, causing heavy rainfall, snowfall in places, and especially today a significant drop in temperature is expected.
More specifically, according to his meteorologist SKAI Christina Souzi clouds with rain are forecast for today (Wednesday) in Attica.
Snow will fall in the northern mountains and semi-mountains while a weakening of the phenomena is expected from the afternoon. The winds will blow north northeast 6 to 8 Beaufort and the temperature will range from 03 to 07 degrees Celsius.
In the west a few clouds are forecast temporarily increased with local rains in the morning.
In the rest of the country clouds are forecast with rain and mainly in the eastern sea and coastal parts sporadic thunderstorms, which in the Cyclades, Crete, Dodecanese and until noon in Thessaly, the Sporades and Evia will be strong in places.
Heavy snowfall in places will occur in the mountains and semi-mountains as well as in areas of the northern country with lower altitudes.
The effects from the afternoon in the north will stop and in the rest of the areas they will weaken and will be limited to the south.
The winds in the Aegean will blow northeast 8 to 9 and in the north locally up to 10 Beaufort while the temperature will drop significantly and will fluctuate at low levels.
In the northern continents it will not exceed 4 to 6, in the rest of the continents 7 to 9 and in the islands 13 to 14 degrees Celsius and there will be frost in places in the central and northern continents.
The extreme weather phenomena that hit the country, manifested themselves with torrential rains, but even snowfalls in several areas with the most intense of them being recorded in Thessaly.
For precautionary reasons, a limited number of preventive evacuations of citizens from their homes in the wider area of Farsala took place.
In two cases in Larissa, the Fire Service had to intervene to free drivers from their vehicles.
The most serious problems are located in Farsala where in the area of Yperia the river flooded, cutting the village in two.
The civil protection of the Municipality of Farsala advises the citizens to avoid unnecessary travel until the weather phenomena subside, while earlier the schools in the area were closed.
Karditsa 8:40 11/1/2022 heavy rain resulting in clogged drains (Diomidis) ????????️????????️????☔????️❄️⛈️ pic.twitter.com/2wjJGcswvf
– Kaoutsouk (@ Kaoutsouk1) January 11, 2022
Also, in Agiokampos, the coastal road was flooded as the sea came ashore.
Trikala
Several problems from the bad weather were recorded in several cases in the area of Trikala, where the Litheos river overflowed in the city, at the height of Koutsomilia.
Seli of Imathia at 1450 altitude in the village (photo Anastasios Mitropoulos) # Διομήδης pic.twitter.com/y9DlAKCD0q
– Haris Haris (@Taxideutis) January 11, 2022
The height of the snow has reached from 10 cm to one meter in various places in the mountains of the Regional Unit of Trikala, and over 800 meters altitude, while the image presented by the river level is controlled, reports the Athenian-Macedonian News Agency Deputy Regional Governor of Trikala Christos Michalakis, adding that 48 machines of P.E. Trikala, graders and salt shakers, give their own battle to the provincial network so that it is left open and the road is not frozen by frost.
Karditsa
The bad weather “Diomidis” made its presence felt just before midnight on Monday (10/1) in the area of Karditsa.
Heavy snowfall occurred throughout the night in the mountains while both the semi-mountains and the lowlands received heavy rainfall.
In fact, in the necks of Ag. Nikolaou (1,450 m.) And Tymbanou (1,600 m.) The snow exceeded 70 cm.
Snow in Thessaloniki
It is snowing in the area of Chortiatis, Thessaloniki, with the deputy mayor of Cleaning, Environment, Recycling and Civil Protection, Pylaia – Chortiatis, Giannis Kartalis telling GRTIMES that the mechanism of the municipality is ready and on alert throughout the night.
Two roads in Thessaloniki have been closed since the afternoon due to torrents.
According to the Police, the 8th Tagaradon Street and the extension of Andrea Papandeou Street in Vasilika are closed. At both points there is signage and traffic is conducted from adjacent roads.
Fthiotida
Torrential rains were finally recorded in the villages north of Domokos, in Fthiotida, while in the section from Domokos to Lamia there was heavy snowfall.
Small damages were caused due to the very strong winds in the lakeside area in Ioannina, while the waters of Pamvotida came out on the lakeside road.
A state of emergency for Kos is requested by Regional Governor Hatzimarkos
At the same time, the governor of the South Aegean, George Hatzimarkos, demands that the island of Kos be declared a state of emergency due to the damage caused to infrastructure and the road network by the bad weather that has hit the island for a few days now.
Ήχησε το 112
A warning message for dangerous weather phenomena due to the bad weather “Diomidis” was already sent via 112 to the residents of Thessaly, Fthiotida, Northern Evia, Magnesia but also the islands of the Southeast Aegean and the Dodecanese.
At 142 the calls to the Fire Department
From Ω / 06: 00 / 11-01-2022 to Ω / 19: 00 / 11-01-2022 the Operations Center of the Fire Brigade has received 142 calls for tree felling, water pumping and for transporting people to safe places. In more detail:
In the Region of Thessaly, 32 calls for tree felling, 45 calls for water pumping and 4 calls for transporting people to safe places, in the areas of Makrychori, Sykourio, Omolio Larissa and Farsala.
In the Region of Central Macedonia, 19 calls for tree felling and 6 calls for water pumping, mainly in Halkidiki and Veria.
In the Region of Western Macedonia 12 calls for tree felling, mainly in the area of Florina
In the Region of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace, 6 calls for tree felling and 4 calls for water pumping. -In the Region of Epirus 11 calls for tree felling, mainly in Tzoumerka and Ioannina.
In the Region of Central Greece, 3 calls for tree felling, in Karpenisi.
Traffic interruptions
The Civil Protection and the Technical Services of the Region of Central Macedonia are on alert to deal with the bad weather “Diomidis”. A total of 100 snow machines are located on the roads of Imathia, Pieria, Pella and Kilkis, to keep the road network open and safe.
Anti-skid chains are necessary, from the 94th to the 98th of the old national road Thessaloniki – Veria – Kozani (via Kastania), in the road networks to the ski resorts of Selio, 3-5 Pigadia, Vora and Elatochori, from the 70th up to the 85th kilometer of the old national road Thessaloniki – Ierissos (via Taxiarchi) and on the provincial road Neochoriou – Varvara.
In addition, due to heavy rainfall, the traffic on the municipal road Nea Lykogiannis – Palea Lykogianni (Imathia), at the 12th kilometer of the provincial road Kontariotissa – Agios Spyridonas (area Xirolaki Pieria) of 1 (Xirolaki Pieria) at the 1st kilometer of a municipal road that connects the provincial road N. Moudania – Sithonia with the municipal district of Olynthos (Halkidiki).
ΠολιCivil Protection and its Technical Services @PKMakedonias operate 24 hours a day to deal with the bad weather “Diomidis”.
????100 snow machines on the roads of Imathia, Pieria, Pella and Kilkis, to keep the road network open and safe. pic.twitter.com/orQ0Z3dPLV
– Apostolos Tzitzikostas (@tzitzikostas) January 11, 2022
New meeting at the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection
With the entire Civil Protection mechanism in full readiness and increased vigilance, a new meeting was held today under the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Christos Stylianidis, to assess the bad weather.
The meeting was attended by the Deputy Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Evangelos Tournas, the General Secretary of Civil Protection, Vassilios Papageorgiou, the Regional Governor of Western Macedonia, George Kasapidis, the Regional Governor of Aefeas A, , George Chatzimarkos, as well as the Director of Civil Protection of the Region of Central Macedonia, Charalambos Stergiadis.
The meeting was also attended by the Chief of the Fire Brigade, Lieutenant General Stefanos Kolokouris, the Commander of the National Coordination Center for Operations and Crisis Management (ESKEDIK), Lieutenant General Spyros Varsamis, Lieutenant General of the Hellenic Army Secretariat for Civil Protection, Foivos Theodorou, as well as representatives of the concessionaires for the management of the National Road Network (Aegean Motorway SA and Nea Odos SA / Central Road SA).
The Director of the National Meteorological Service (EMY), Theodoros Kolydas, informed the political leadership of the Ministry and all participants about the course of the bad weather, while a comprehensive assessment of the situation so far was made by the Regional Governors.
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