All primary and secondary schools in the Ionian Islands of Corfu and Paxi remained closed on Thursday, while four flights to Corfu had to be changed and several other ferry routes were canceled due to a tropical cyclone that hit western Greece.
The Civil Protection Service is sending SMS messages to the emergency number 112 to the residents of Corfu and Paxi, urging them to limit their travel to areas that could be flooded.
Two flights from Athens to Corfu were forced to return to the capital, one flight from Naples changed direction and landed in Athens, and a flight from Warsaw landed in Preveza, in western Greece, Corfu Civil Aviation Authority head Dimitris Roussos told the state news agency AMNA: The bad weather hitting the island resulted in poor visibility at the airport, making it impossible for planes to land, ”he said.
Ferry services to Zakynthos and Kefalonia have been suspended due to strong winds, and the Zakynthos-Kyllini and Kefalonia-Kyllini routes will not operate until 6:00 pm, a new announcement says.
Open ferries will remain moored in the ports of Corfu, Igoumenitsa and Lefkimmi, while closed ferry routes continue to operate. The Port Authority of Corfu said the wind in the Ionian Sea reached 7-8 on the Beaufort scale.
As we previously reported, the National Weather Service released Emergency Hazardous Weather Bulletin.
Heavy rains, thunderstorms, hail and strong winds appear in the meteorological report. Bad weather initially covered the northwest of Greece.
According to EMY, the main characteristics of the cyclone dubbed Athena will be:
Heavy rains and thunderstorms over most of the country, which will be accompanied by strong winds and hail. On Thursday (10/7/2021), the south wind will temporarily reach 9 on the Beaufort scale.
Forecast by day:
THURSDAY (7.10.2021)
Ionian Islands, Epirus, western Sterea, Thessaly, and western and central Macedonia. From midday northwest Peloponnese and gradually the rest of the Peloponnese.
FRIDAY (08-10-2021)
Ionian Islands, Epirus, Thessaly, Sporades, Macedonia (mainly central), gradually islands from midday
northeast of the Aegean Sea and Thrace. Peloponnese, Sterea, Evia, western and northern Cyclades, with a gradual weakening from noon.
ATTICA:
Rains, thunderstorms, and occasionally violent storms will occur on Friday (08-10-2021) from early morning until noon.
Similar weather will continue on Saturday, gradually improving by Sunday. However, this improvement will be short-term and on Monday there will again be rains and thunderstorms. Bad weather will last until Thursday at least.
Heavy rains, thunderstorms, hail and strong winds appear in the meteorological report. Bad weather initially covered the northwest of Greece.
According to EMY, the main characteristics of the cyclone dubbed Athena will be:
Heavy rains and thunderstorms over most of the country, which will be accompanied by strong winds and hail. On Thursday (10/7/2021), the south wind will temporarily reach 9 on the Beaufort scale.
Forecast by day:
THURSDAY (7.10.2021)
Ionian Islands, Epirus, western Sterea, Thessaly, and western and central Macedonia. From midday north-western Peloponnese and gradually the rest of the Peloponnese.
FRIDAY (08-10-2021)
Ionian Islands, Epirus, Thessaly, Sporades, Macedonia (mainly central), gradually islands from midday
northeast of the Aegean Sea and Thrace. Peloponnese, Sterea, Evia, western and northern Cyclades, with a gradual weakening from noon.
ATTICA:
Rains, thunderstorms, and sometimes violent storms will occur on Friday (08-10-2021) from early morning until noon.
Similar weather will continue on Saturday, gradually improving by Sunday. However, this improvement will be short-term and on Monday there will be rain and thunderstorms again. Bad weather will last until Thursday at least.
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