The Risk Assessment Committee was convened today by the Secretary General of Civil Protection, Nikos Papaefstathiou, due to the temporary deterioration of the weather expected in northern and central Greece.
According to the Commission scientists, heavy rains and thunderstorms are foreseen on Thursday, which will be accompanied by local hailstorms and very strong winds.
Most and more phenomena will occur in Central and Eastern Macedonia and Thessaly. Late at night the phenomena will weaken.
In particular, according to the Extraordinary Weather Determination Bulletin (EDEK) issued today by the National Meteorological Service (NMS), the temporary deterioration of the weather in northern and central Greece is foreseen on Thursday (31-07-25) from morning until late at night, with high rains and heavy rains.
In detail, heavy rains and thunderstorms will occur:
1. In Central and Eastern Macedonia from morning until late at night.
2. In Western Macedonia and the mountainous-hostile Epirus in the midday-afternoon hours.
3. In Thrace, from noon to night.
4. In the Sporades, from morning to early afternoon.
5. In Thessaly, from the early days until early in the evening.
Citizens can be informed daily on the evolution of emergency weather in regular EMY weather reports and on the EMY website at www.emy.gr, (www.oldportal.emy.gr)
Civil Protection Recommendations to Citizens
Recommendations to citizens are addressed by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection in order to be particularly careful, ensuring that self -protection measures arise from the manifestation of severe weather.
The General Secretariat for Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection has informed the competent state -owned state agencies, as well as the regions and municipalities of the country, in order to be on increased civil protection readiness to address the impact of the events immediately.
Furthermore, the operational plan to deal with the risk of flooding as well as their accompanying phenomena, and the fire departments of the areas expected to occur, have been put into increased readiness and further escalation, if necessary.
In particular, in areas where heavy rainfall, thunderstorms or stormy winds are foreseen, the GAPP constitutes the citizens:
-Insure objects that, if carried away by severe weather events, may cause disasters or injuries.
-Make sure the houses and housing gutters are not clogged and function properly.
-Avoid crossing streams and streams, pedestrian or vehicle during thunderstorms and rainfall, but also for several hours after the end of their event. Particular attention is needed at the roads of the road network, where the road intersects with torrents and there is no bridge.
-Avoid rural work and activities in marine and coastal areas during intense weather (risk of lightning falls).
-To protected immediately during a hailstorm. To resort to a building or car and not leave the safe space unless they are confirmed that the storm passed. Quartzing can also be very dangerous for animals.
-Avoid passing under large trees, under posted plates and generally from areas where light objects (eg pots, broken glass, etc.) can be detached and fall to the ground (eg under balconies).
-Following the instructions of the local authorities, such as Traffic Police, etc.
In areas that manifests intense lightning activity:
If you are at home
-Don’t hold electrical appliances or the phone because the lightning can pass through the cables. Disconnect the TV devices from the antenna and supply of electricity.
-Avoid touching plumbing pipes (kitchen, bathroom) as they constitute good electricity conductors.
If you are in the car
-Stand it on the side of the road and away from trees that may fall on it.
-Stay inside and light up the post -emergency warning lights until the storm is cut.
-Click the windows and do not rest on metal objects.
-Avoid flooded roads.
If you are outdoors
-Fill in a building or car otherwise sit on the ground immediately without lying down.
-Adjust under compact low -tree branches in case you are in the forest.
-Never resort under a tall tree in an open space.
-Avoid low soils for the risk of flooding.
-Do not stand by pillars, power lines, telephone lines and fences.
-Do not approach metal objects (eg cars, bicycles, camp camp etc.).
-Remove from rivers, lakes or other masses of water.
-If you are in the sea, go out immediately.
-If you are isolated on a flat area and feel your hair lifting (which states that a lightning bolt will soon occur), make a deep seat with your head between your legs (to minimize the surface of your body and contact with the ground) by throwing your metallic objects.
For information and announcements about the prevailing situation and the drilling of the road network due to floodwater inflows, citizens can visit the ELAS website www.astynomia.gr.
For more information and self -protection guidelines from severe weather, citizens can visit the website of the General Secretariat for Civil Protection at civilProtection.gov.gr
Source: Skai
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