The National Weather Service has issued several heavy rain and storm warnings for more than half of the country from 10 a.m. Friday to 12 a.m. Saturday.

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Red code – showers and heavy showers

There will be torrential and heavy downpours in Mehedyntsi, Karash-Severyn counties and in the mountainous areas of Gorzh and Hunedoara counties. In a short period of time and through accumulation, the volume of water will be 50…70 l/sq.m, and individually will exceed 80 l/sq.m.

Orange code of increased instability of the atmosphere and a significant amount of water

In the western half of Oltenia, the south of Banat, the area of ​​the Western Carpathians, the north of the Eastern Carpathians and the west of the Southern Carpathians, there will be showers, electrical discharges, short-term strengthening of the wind, and individual squalls and hail.

In a short period of time or through accumulation, the amount of water will be 30…40 l/m2, and isolated more than 50 l/m2.

Yellow code of atmospheric instability

In the specified period of time, periods of atmospheric instability will be observed locally in Krišan, northern Banat, Maramures, most of Transylvania, northwestern Moldova and eastern Oltenia.

This will be manifested by showers, electrical discharges, short-term strengthening of the wind and isolated squalls and hail. In short periods of time or through accumulation, the amount of water will be 20…25 l/m2, and isolated more than 30…40 l/m2.

Manifestations of atmospheric instability will be short-term and in the rest of the territory, the weather will be generally unstable in the following days as well, meteorologists note.