New model data suggests an extremely dangerous medicane Ianos will strike into Greece on Friday
Model guidance is now calling medicane Ianos could become one of the strongest Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones on record. The minimum central pressure is expected to drop to near 980...
Medicane Ianos could form in the Ionian Sea later this week
An organized cluster of storms formed along the coast of Libya, the Mediterranean Sea this Tuesday morning, Sept 15th. There are increasing chances we could be seeing a formation...
A powerful frontal system brings intense rainfall and flooding potential into Turkey until Wednesday
Associated with the large trough moving across central Europe and the north Mediterranean this weekend, a surface cyclone and frontal system deliver unsettled weather conditions also into Greece and...
The eastern Mediterranean sea remains very warm while the western parts are much colder than normal for late November
Warm sea surface temperatures are usually the main source / fuel for the storm systems which could potentially bring excessive rainfall events, intense cyclones or even medicanes. As of...
A cold front is moving across south Adriatic and Ionian sea tonight, the severe threat continues overnight, Nov 19/20th
Severe storms are expected along the frontal boundary, entering SW Balkans from the Ionian and Adriatic sea tonight. Damaging winds, torrential rainfall with flash floods and even a tornado...
Major, magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits Greece – October 26, 2018
A major, magnitude earthquake hit the Ionian sea, just off the western coast of Greece at 22:54 UTC last night, October 25/26. The event caused major ground shaking...
Medicane is making intense landfall in SW Peloponnese right now, showing classic tropical characteristics, Sept 29th
As expected, the Medicane is making an intense landfall in SW Peloponnese right now, its centre is just west of the Kalamata city. A very impressive satellite presentation reveals...
Evening update on the Medicane: landfall in Peloponnese tomorrow afternoon, Sept 29th
Models are in good agreement with potentially very dangerous Medicane’s landfall on Peloponnese tomorrow. A slightly more northerly track should have some effect on the intensity as stronger interaction...