Greece hit by storms, strong winds and falling temperatures
Three-day severe weather sequence brings thunderstorms, hail risk and gusts up to 8 Beaufort across the country.
KEY POINTS
- Heatwave-level temperatures up to 30°C on 9 Oct preceded the deterioration
- Rain and thunderstorm front swept west-to-east across Greece 11-13 Oct
- HNMS issued emergency bulletin for 13 Oct warning of severe storms and hail
- North winds gusting 7-8 Beaufort at sea; temperatures dropped to 16-18°C north
- Attica and Thessaloniki both under storm risk on Tuesday, 13 October
Greece experienced a sharp weather change starting Friday, 9 October, when temperatures reached 30°C in parts of the east while isolated thunderstorms developed in the west, according to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS).
By Sunday, 11 October, a rain and storm front moved eastward across the entire country, with the strongest phenomena expected in western and northern regions and a noticeable temperature drop in those areas, Evros News reported.
“The phenomena will be locally strong, according to emergency bulletin No 14.”
An HNMS emergency bulletin valid for Tuesday, 13 October, warned of locally intense storms, hail, and north winds strengthening to 7-8 Beaufort at sea, with temperatures falling to 16-18°C in central and northern mainland areas.
Attica faces increasing clouds with local showers and possible sporadic thunderstorms on Tuesday, while Thessaloniki expects rain, sporadic storms and northerly winds of 4-6 Beaufort strengthening later.
The Ionian islands and western mainland saw the earliest impacts, with rain and strong storms from Sunday morning and a heightened hail risk, while Thrace was affected mainly during evening hours.
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