Significant deterioration weather with locally dangerous phenomena is forecast from tomorrow from Monday to Tuesday, the main characteristics of which are severe thunderstorms, local hail, strong winds and heavy snowfalls in the continental highlands and semi-mountains.

According to forecast data from the National Observatory of Athens/meteo.gr, ILINA bad weather will affect almost all the main characteristics of the bad weather wave:

• Precipitation that will leave a significant amount of precipitation in places
• Severe thunderstorms will be accompanied by hail and very strong gusty winds in places
• Heavy snowfall in the continental highlands with estimated altitudes of over 1800m in the south, over 1500m in the rest and over 1000m in the northwest.
• Very strong winds on the seas
• temperature drop

Especially for Monday before noon, the phenomena will be located in the Ionian Sea, in the continental body of the country (with the exception of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace) and in the western parts of the Aegean Sea. From noon, the phenomena will gradually spread to East Macedonia and Thrace, and the front of severe storms will cross the Aegean Sea from west to east. At the same time, the southerly winds will have a significant increase, their strength will reach 6 on the Beaufort scale in the Ionian and 8 on the Beaufort scale in the Aegean Sea. The exception is the northern part of the Aegean Sea, where the east current with a force of up to 7 points on the Beaufort scale will prevail.

The following forecast maps show the position of the barometric low and the geographic distribution of events that will occur between 1200 and 1500 and 1800 and 2100 Monday 03/04. According to the precipitation classification, the expected precipitation is Category 4 (very significant).

Recommendations of civil protection to citizens

The General Secretariat for Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crises and Civil Protection (civilprotection.gov.gr) has informed the relevant public authorities involved in the official service, as well as the regions and municipalities of the country, to be on high civil protection readiness to directly counter the effects of the occurrence of intense weather phenomena.

At the same time, the General Secretariat for Civil Protection recommends that citizens take extra care to protect themselves from the risks posed by severe weather events.

To secure objects that, if blown away by severe weather conditions, could cause damage or injury.

• Make sure the gutters and downspouts of the houses are clear and working properly.
• Avoid crossing streams and streams on foot or by car during thunderstorms and rain, and for several hours after they end.
• Avoid working outdoors and operating in sea and coastal areas during adverse weather conditions (danger of lightning strikes).
• Take cover immediately during hail. Take shelter in a building or car and do not leave the safe area until they are sure the storm has passed. Hail can be very dangerous for animals too.
• Avoid walking under large trees, under posted signs, and in public areas where light objects (eg pots, broken glass, etc.) can break off and fall to the ground (eg under balconies).
• Conscientiously follow the instructions of local authorities such as the Road Traffic Authority, etc.

In areas with intense thunderstorm activity:

• Do not hold on to electrical appliances or the telephone, as lightning can pass through the wires. Disconnect TVs from antenna and power supply.
• Do not touch plumbing pipes (kitchen, bathroom) as they are good conductors of electricity.

• Park it on the side of the road and away from trees that might fall on it.
• Stay inside and turn on your brake lights (emergency lights) until the storm subsides.
• Close windows and do not touch metal objects.
• Avoid flooded roads.

• Take cover in a building or car, or immediately sit on the ground without lying down.
• If you are in a forest, take cover under the hard branches of low trees.
• Never take cover under a tall tree in an open area.
• Avoid lowlands due to the risk of flooding.
• Stay away from power poles, power lines, telephone lines, and fences.
• Stay away from metal objects (eg cars, bicycles, camping equipment, etc.).
• Stay away from rivers, lakes and other bodies of water.
• If you are at sea, leave immediately.
• If you are isolated on a flat surface and feel like your hair is standing on end (signaling that lightning is about to strike), sit deep with your head between your legs (to minimize body surface area and contact with the ground), dropping metal objects, which you have.