High waves and violent gusts of hurricane: it will soon be uncomfortable in Greece.
The fault is the weather phenomenon of the Medicanes.
The weather * is going crazy in Greece.
Violent storms * are expected in the Ionian Sea.
A so-called
Medicane
, a kind of hurricane in the Mediterranean, is rolling towards the region.
Update from September 18, 9.45 am
: The
Medicane (hurricane) "Ianos" is
currently raging on the
Greek islands
in the Ionian Sea.
The island of
Kefalonia
is
particularly
affected.
On Twitter, numerous videos show the force of the storm, which brings heavy rainfalls and wind speeds of up to 180 km / h with it.
#Medicane #ianos is currently moving through Kefalonia.
Lots of water and an incredibly strong wind.
pic.twitter.com/ioOt9lr7ip
- Ion Linardatos (@IonLinardatos) September 18, 2020
Tourists even report
power outages
caused by the
Medican on
social media
.
The worst seems to be ahead of the islanders and holidaymakers alike.
Worst is yet to come apparently.
Will be in the eye of #Ianos in a couple of hours 👍🏻 perfect #Kefalonia pic.twitter.com/A7NjsWaHwc
- Jack 🏆 (@ Jack_T_92) September 18, 2020
Storm: Medicane "Ianos" reaches Greece - Ryanair has to reroute flights
Update from September 18, 7.27 a.m
.: Because of the
Medicanes in Greece
(see original
message )
the first flights were diverted on Friday.
Two
Ryanair
aircraft
could not
land
as planned on the island of
Kefalonia
in the Ionian Sea in
the morning
and were
diverted
to
Athens
.
According to the
ANA
news agency
, a sailboat was swept away by the waves off the island of Ithaki, and the two occupants were able to save themselves on the shore.
The civil protection authority warned against any unnecessary travel during the storm.
Update from September 17, 8:03 p.m
.: The
Medicane
, a
hurricane in the Mediterranean
has
reached
Greece
.
Thursday afternoon was particularly the west of the country around the islands of Zakynthos and Kefalonia and Ithaca.
The civil defense has already alerted all affected regions: “Don't take to the streets.
Secure everything that can fly around.
Go to the higher floors if there is a flood. ”
Heavy rains and stormy winds are also expected
in the capital
Athens
on Friday
.
One could, however, "not say exactly how the
Medicane will
move," said meteorologist Lagouvardos on state television.
Storm in Greece: Worry about the Medicane (hurricane) - "Could be pretty violent"
First report from September 16
: Athens -
Summer is back
in
Germany
.
An acute heat high is currently causing unusual temperatures above the 30 mark *.
These spheres may soon be a thing of the past again, but all in all, things can be endured well in Germany at the moment.
In the meantime, things are different in
Greece
- in the
Mediterranean region
it is getting pretty uncomfortable.
Weather: Hurricane in Greece - what is a medicane?
The fault is a so-called
Medicane
, a hurricane *
in the Mediterranean
.
The weather phenomenon is wreaking havoc in the
Ionian Sea
between
Italy
and
Greece
and is not so unusual for late summer and early autumn when the water temperatures are highest.
The tropical-like storm is said to bring waves up to ten meters high and hurricane gusts of up to 180 kilometers per hour.
A so-called “warm core” is
characteristic of a
Medicane
, as
RTL meteorologist Björn Alexander
explains to wetter.de.
"That means that the warmest air is right in the center of the storm - similar to the eye of a
hurricane
."
Weather: Worry about the Medicane - Storm in Greece "could be pretty violent"
The meteorologist describes the situation on site as follows: “
A very dangerous storm is brewing in the
Mediterranean
.
Even if the weather computers still see some uncertainties in the details, it could get pretty intense. ”The water temperatures in the
Ionian Sea
could also be a decisive negative factor
.
“Since they are sometimes over 27 degrees, the storm, which is now developing from a 'normal' low, has more and more tropical characteristics.
From a meteorological point of view, it becomes a so-called medicane - a Mediterranean
hurricane
. "
Hurricane-like storm with hurricane gusts, thunderstorms and torrential rain threatens Greece on Friday
Let's hope that the extremely strong forecast storm does not come like this: https://t.co/RKej15F010 #Wetter #Medicane #Greece #Ionis #Unwetter #Griechenland # Hurricane #storm pic.twitter.com/qoJ7goVaVA
- wetteronline.de (@WetterOnline) September 16, 2020
Weather: Medicane sweeps over Greece - holiday islands endangered by hurricane phenomenon
In the
Ionian Sea there
are some popular holiday islands such as
Corfu
or
Kefalonia
.
Because of the
Medicanes
, it could
now become problematic
for tourists
, as
Björn Alexander
explains: "On the open sea, the weather models currently calculate peak gusts on Thursday evening and on Friday night up to 180 kilometers per hour."
The
Ionian Islands
and
parts of Greece
“could also get heavy hurricane gusts over 120 km / h on the coasts.
There are also heavy, thundery downpours, which should bring 100 to 200 liters per square meter at the top.
In addition, the storm lashes the
Mediterranean
meter high.
The waves should reach between five and ten meters. ”So the region is facing unrelaxed days.
(as) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network
When does the first snow come?
Now there are first forecasts *.
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