The onset of bad weather Elpida began with the snow already making its appearance in Western Macedonia.
In Florina, residents prepared for the bad weather and used shovels to clear the streets, in an effort to keep them open.
The snowfall started in the morning, without any particular problems
The Regional Services are on alert and the machines for snow removal on the roads while total frost is expected in the next few hours.
Polar temperatures and snow are expected in several parts of the country, with municipalities and regions on foot.
Authorities in Kalavrita are on alert to deal with the arrival of snowfall early in the morning. Snowfall occurred at an altitude of over 1,200 meters.
“We are doing maintenance in the rainwater ditches because if it snows, then the snow will turn on the road and ice will be created,” says Alexios Lechouritis from the Civil Protection of the Municipality of Kalavrita.
Magnesia is also on high alert, with residents preparing for the frost. The inhabitants have started their own preparation for the snow and are inventing ways to deal with the bad weather… financially. They take horses, climb mountains, lower wood to stay warm in polar temperatures
In Attica, the phenomena are expected to appear from Monday, however, the preparations have already started for days.
In the northern suburbs that were severely tested a year ago due to heavy snowfall, Municipalities and the region are working feverishly. The entire Attica Region mechanism is on full alert with 80 machines, 2.5 thousand tons of salt and 250 personnel to protect civilians rush to procure salt from various places. At the same time, they are supplied with wood to keep warm, since as they say it is a cheaper solution for fear of being without electricity again.
According to the meteorologists, the phenomena will start in a few hours and are expected to last at least until Tuesday.
Civil Protection Meeting
An extraordinary meeting was held earlier with the aim of optimally coordinating all the relevant bodies so that no problems are recorded in view of the bad weather that is expected to hit the country. According to the meteorologists, the phenomena will start in a few hours and are expected to last at least until Tuesday.
The meeting, which took place via teleconference, was held under the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Christos Stylianidis, in the presence of the Minister of State, Akis Skertsos.
The Deputy Minister of Interior, Stelios Petsas, the Deputy Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Evangelos Tournas, the Deputy Minister under the Prime Minister, Christos Triantopoulos, in charge of state aid and restoration of natural disasters, General Secretary of Primary Health Care, Marios Themistokleous, the Regional Governor of Attica, George Patoulis, the Regional Governor of Central Greece, Fanis Spanos, the Regional Governor of Thessaly, Konstantinos Agoragos as well as the Governor of South Aigaios Kourifeos President of KEDE, Dimitris Papastergiou.
The stake of the state mechanism is one, to keep the national road network open so that no one is trapped and human lives are not endangered.
The latest forecasts for bad weather
Extremely low temperatures in the country will be recorded until Thursday, January 27, according to the latest data provided by the weather forecast models.
As it appears from EMY, as the night progresses, snow will be recorded in the plains of Central and Northern Greece with the phenomena showing a recession from the noon of Saturday 22/1, whenever the phenomenon will be transferred to Thessaly, Evia, Eastern Central Greece, northeastern Peloponnese.
Snow will fall even on the islands, but the weather is not strong in island Greece.
What will happen in Attica
It will start with snow water tomorrow in Attica with snowfall estimated to be lower than the mountainous-semi-mountainous, reaching the northern suburbs by the afternoon.
The effects will stop temporarily from the afternoon until the evening.
In any case, it is estimated that on Saturday night towards Sunday morning there will be a recurrence of the weather phenomenon and mainly in the north and east of the prefecture there will be snowfall.
In any case, at the beginning of the week, during the second phase of the wave of bad weather – which is estimated to be stronger, snow is expected up to the center and the beaches of Athens
Sunday
Early Sunday morning heavy snow is expected to fall in the North and Central Aegean, the Cyclades and the northeastern Peloponnese.
After dawn, it is estimated that Crete, Evia, the Aegean and the Cyclades will be completely “dressed in white”.
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