Extreme weather phenomena are observed in northern Greece and it is characteristic that at one hour in Finika Thessaloniki they fell 57mm of rain.
Intense bad weather produced lightning while during the rains A 13-year-old girl was struck by lightning and died.
The strong storm occurred on Friday afternoon.
According to records from the meteo.gr network of automatic weather stations, the highest accumulated amount of rain was recorded in Finika Thessaloniki, where in general they fell 57mm of rain. The characteristic of the strength of the rains is that in the period from 15:00 to 16:00 53 millimeters of rain fell, which is approximately 10% of the rainfall that Thessaloniki receives throughout the year.
Midday lightning activity in northern Greece
The streets of Thessaloniki are rivers
The streets of Thessaloniki turned into rivers after the storm that broke out earlier.
The Fire Department removed one person from their flooded home.
In addition, he received four calls to pump water and one to cut down a tree.
The weather is changing: the roads in Thessaloniki are flooded (video)