An emergency bulletin has been introduced due to bad weather. bad weather flood the country in the last 24 hours, and EMY is warning of dangerous weather events in the next few hours with its new bulletin.

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???? Severe weather events in the next 48 hours:

????The coastal regions of North Macedonia-Thrace and K. Macedonia, the islands of the North Aegean, Thessaly, Sporades, the regions of North Central Greece and Evia

‼️ Avoid unnecessary movements – Follow the instructions of the Authorities

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As you know, until Friday, heavy rains and thunderstorms are expected in most regions of the country, which will be accompanied by
high frequency of lightning, hail and temporary, during phenomena, from enhanced gusty winds.

However, according to the latest forecast data, the current weather report on the worsening of the emergency is being updated to Emergency Hazardous Weather Bulletindue to heavy rainfall and the rapidity of events, from tonight (Wednesday, August 24, 2022) to tomorrow evening (Thursday, August 25, 2022) for the following areas:

1. For the coastal parts of eastern Macedonia and Thrace and the islands of the northern Aegean (mainly Lemnos, Samothrace and Thassos) from early evening today until the morning hours of tomorrow Thursday.
2. For central Macedonia (mainly the prefectures of Chalkidiki, Pieria and Imathia, as well as for the coastal parts of the prefecture of Thessaloniki) from tonight until noon tomorrow Thursday.
3. For Sporades, Thessaly (mainly the prefectures of Magnesia and Larisa), central and northern Evia and the northern parts of eastern Sterea (mainly the prefecture of Phthiotis) from tonight until tomorrow Thursday night.

The heavens “opened” in Attica

After yesterday’s storm, heavy rain hit Attica again shortly after 11:15 am on Wednesday.

Due to the subsidence of the road surface, the movement of vehicles was stopped on the right lanes of Piraeus Street in both streams, at the height of Milleru Street.

The islands of the Aegean Sea “sank”.

The rains did not bypass those who still enjoy their holidays on the islands of the Aegean Sea.

Problems exist due to intense phenomena in Santorini where there were landslides in the harbor and power outages.

“We mobilized 5 vehicles, as there were also landslides in the port, there were no problems in navigation. Vigilance is necessary because this is a tourist area and accommodation businessmen must inform tourists about the intense events on the island,” Fire Department spokesman Yiannis Artopios told r/s Proto.

In the morning, Mykonos is hit by a strong storm. An amateur video shows a tornado that formed in the Kalafati area.

Severe weather in Central Macedonia

Heavy rains and storms have been going on since early morning over most of it. Central Macedonia. Bad weather, as predicted by EMY, “spreads” gradually. According to the Regional Meteorological Center of Macedonia, the center of the storm is moving from the southeast and Chalkidiki to the northwest of the region.

Rain and storms will move over a wider area on Wednesday morning, with the events being intense in places and at intervals.

According to the head of the Autonomous Department of Civil Protection of the Central Macedonia Region, Charalambos Stergiadis, “So far (09:50) there have been no serious problems and difficulties, but the instability will continue, so everyone is on alert. “.

All relevant departments are on high alert Halkidikiwhere the wave of bad weather continues.

“At least some minor problems have arisen due to rain and storms, such as a few fallen trees. Early in the morning, lightning caused a small, limited power outage at a facility in the Varvara area, which has probably already been restored,” Georgios Thalassinos, Deputy Mayor for Civil Protection of Aristoteli, told APE-MPE, noting that “because we are in the center phenomena that cannot be seen, even if they recede, we remain on the alert.