According to the emergency bulletin of dangerous weather phenomena issued by the National Meteorological Service (ΕΜΥ) Ψυχρές αέριες μάζες από τη βόρεια Ευρώπη θα κινηθούν νοτιότερα και θα επηρεάσουν από σήμερα το βράδυ τη Δυτική Μακεδονία με κακοκαιρία που θα έχει το όνομα “Philip” (“Philip”).
Η κακοκαιρία θα έχει κύρια χαρακτηριστικά τις πολύ χαμηλές για την εποχή θερμοκρασίες, τον κατά τόπους ισχυρό παγετό και τις κατά τόπους και κατά διαστήματα πυκνές χιονοπτώσεις και σύμφωνα με τις πρώτες εκτιμήσεις θα διατηρηθεί μέχρι την Κυριακή (13-03-2022).
The Directorate of Civil Protection has informed the competent services involved, as well as the Municipalities of the Region, to be on high alert for Civil Protection, in order to deal immediately with the effects of severe weather events .
At the same time, he advises citizens to be especially careful, taking care of take self-protection measures by risks arising from the occurrence of severe weather events.
particularly, in areas where the occurrence of intense is predicted rainfall, storms , stormy winds and snowfall
- Insure items that, if swept away by severe weather, could cause damage or injury.
- To faithfully follow the instructions of the locally competent bodies, such as Traffic, etc..
If they are going to travel by car:
- To be informed about the weather and the condition of the road network
- Have anti-skid chains in their vehicle and a tank full of fuel • Travel, if necessary, preferably during the day preferring the main roads
- To inform their relatives about the route they are going to follow
- Change their travel schedule to avoid the onslaught of the weather
- To faithfully follow the instructions of the locally competent bodies, such as Traffic, etc..
If they move on foot :
- Dress with several layers of light clothing instead of heavy clothing and wear appropriate shoes to avoid injuries due to slipperiness.
- Avoid unnecessary movements during peak phenomena (heavy snowfall, frost conditions)
