Attica: Severe weather “Kristin” sweeps through

Heavy rainfall broke out at midday on Thursday (29/01) in Attica due to the “express severe weather” system named “Kristin”. It is recalled that the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY) has issued an emergency weather deterioration bulletin, with an orange warning.

According to the bulletin, a temporary deterioration of the weather is forecast for Thursday, with heavy rain, thunderstorms and possibly localized hailstorms, mainly in western Greece and the eastern island regions.

More specifically, locally heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast:

a. in the Ionian Islands, Epirus, and western and central Sterea Greece from early morning until midday.

b. in western Peloponnese from the morning hours until late afternoon.

c. in Thrace from midday until the evening.

d. in the islands of the northern and eastern Aegean from the afternoon until late at night.

e. in Attica temporarily during the midday hours.