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Extreme weather: rain and heavy hail in many areas of Greece – See videos and photos

Weather hits Imathia, Larissa, Trikala, Pella and Kozani

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The bad weather “hit” many areas of Greece today, Tuesday, August 20, at noon.

In many places, residents were faced with hail, thunderstorms, and flooding, while lightning also appeared in several areas.

Severe hail and rain in Imathia

Showers with heavy hail of short duration were recorded in Emathia at noon on Tuesday.

According to the special weather bulletin from EMY, showers and thunderstorms are expected in Central Macedonia, which will be accompanied by a high frequency of lightning and local hailstorms.

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The hail in Veroia was small in size, while in the villages of Naoussa it reportedly fell like “stones”.

“Mountain” of hail in Trikala

Heavy hail was also seen in Trikala earlier today, while strong winds and a powerful storm were not absent, causing a lot of damage in the city.


Storm and hail of short duration in Larissa

As reported by larissanet.gr, around 17:00 it started raining with particular intensity in Larissa. The storm, which lasted less than half an hour, was accompanied by gusts of wind, thunder and for a few minutes hail, in the city. Some parts of the city were damaged and some streets were flooded.

Problems after the end of bad weather in Larissa: Street flooded – Large tree branch broke and bins overturned (photo)https://t.co/GBTA057ZPV

– onlarissa.gr (@onlarissa) August 20, 2024</blockquote

Hail fell in places in other parts of Larissa Prefecture, such as in the municipality of Killer. There are reports of hail in Terpsithea and Eleftherae, the site said.

Pella: Hail in Archangelos and Almopia

Farmers in Almopia and Archangelos are facing damage from heavy hail.

Specifically, Dionysis Drenos, president of Archangelos, speaks of total destruction to the potatoes of Archangelos and cherry trees, the website pellanews.gr reports.

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Heavy hail in Metaxa Servia, Kozani

Hail covered the roofs of the houses of residents of Metaxa Servia in Kozani, as clearly shown in a video from the website kozanimedia.gr.


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