The cessation of heavy vehicle traffic from tonight on the Egnatia Odos, where significant snowfall is expected due to bad weather Bianca, was decided for precautionary reasons, after an emergency coordination meeting held today at the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection. Relevant announcements are expected today, in the afternoon, from the competent Traffic Directorates and the concessionaire company. In the meeting held for the optimal coordination of all co-competent bodies in view of the bad weather “BIANKA”, which is expected to gradually hit central and northern Greece from tonight, the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Christos Stylianidis stressed to all The need for full vigilance, in order to immediately deal with any problems due to the heavy rainfall and storms that are expected to occur, but also the snowfall in the mountains and semi-mountains. In this context, 112 will be activated, if deemed necessary to send warning messages to residents, depending on the course of events.
During the meeting, the participants were informed in detail by the director of the National Meteorological Service (EMY), Theodoros Kolydas, about the course of the bad weather. All those present stressed that their forces are ready for immediate intervention to address any problems.
The meeting was held under the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Christos Stylianidis, with the participation of the Deputy Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Evangelos Tournas, the Secretary General of Civil Protection, Vassilios Papageorgiou, as well as the Regional Governor Governor of Thessaly, Konstantinos Agorastos and the competent Deputy Regional Governors / Directors of Civil Protection of the Regions of Central Macedonia, Western Macedonia, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Epirus, Western Greece, Central Greece and Northern Aegean.
In addition, the Chief of the Fire Brigade, Lieutenant General Alexios Rapanos, the Deputy Chief of Police, Lieutenant General Ioannis Petroutsos, the Lieutenant General of the Hellenic Police, Eleftherios Garilas, the representative of the General Staff, Brigadier General An General Secretariat for Civil Protection, Dimitrios Alexandris. Representatives of the National Road Network management concessionaires (Egnatia Odos SA, Aegean Motorway SA, Nea Odos SA / Central Road SA) also participated.
In case of worsening meteorological forecasts, a new meeting will be held at the ministry tomorrow, Sunday 27 February, while a meeting has already been scheduled for Monday, 28 February, in anticipation of the second wave of bad weather.
It is reminded that according to the Extraordinary Bulletin of Dangerous Weather Phenomena, issued yesterday by the National Meteorological Service (EMY), weather system is predicted to cause bad weather under the name “BIANCA” in Greece in the coming days. The main features of this bad weather will be the local heavy rains and storms, the heavy snowfall in the central and northern country, the stormy winds in the seas and the drop in temperature.
More detail:
A. Sunday (27-02-2022)
a) In places, heavy rains and thunderstorms will occur from the first hours of Sunday in the northern Ionian, Epirus and western Sterea, and gradually in Macedonia, Thessaly, the Sporades, the islands of the northern and eastern Aegean and Thrace.
b) Heavy snowfall in places will occur in the mountains and semi-mountains of Epirus, Macedonia, Thessaly and in the afternoon in Thrace.
c) Stormy winds of 8 Beaufort will prevail in the Aegean.
B. Monday (28-02-2022)
a) In places, heavy rains and thunderstorms will occur in the early morning hours in the sea and coastal areas of eastern Macedonia, Thrace and the islands of the eastern Aegean.
b) Heavy snowfall in places will occur in the mainland mountains as well as in semi-mountainous areas of Thessaly and eastern Sterea.
c) Stormy north northwest winds of 8 Beaufort will blow in the seas.
d) The temperature will drop significantly by 3 to 5 degrees Celsius in northern and central Greece.
C. Tuesday (01-03-2022)
a) In the morning, heavy rains will occur in places in the eastern and southern country and mainly in the Cyclades, northern Crete and the Dodecanese.
b) Heavy snowfall in places will occur until noon in the mountains as well as in semi-mountainous areas of Thessaly, eastern Sterea and Evia.
Citizens can be informed daily about the development of exceptional weather phenomena in the regular weather reports of EMY and on the website of EMY at the electronic address www.emy.gr.
The General Secretariat for Civil Protection (www.civilprotection.gr) of the Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection, advises citizens to be especially careful, taking measures to protect themselves from the dangers arising from the occurrence of severe weather events.
See detailed instructions for:
Storms and stormy winds: https://bit.ly/3M0ieOh
Flooding: https://bit.ly/356ls27
Snowfall and frost: https://bit.ly/3ItkUla
For information and announcements regarding the prevailing situation and the passability of the road network due to the inflow of flood waters in it or due to snowfall and frost, the citizens can visit the website of EL.AS. www.astynomia.gr.
For more information and instructions for self-protection from severe weather conditions, citizens can visit the website of the General Secretariat for Civil Protection at www.civilprotection.gr.
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