The General Directorate of Meteorology warned citizens to be careful, stating that showers and thunderstorms are expected in 30 provinces. AFAD, which warned with 11 codes in orange and 4 in yellow, said that heavy rain is expected in Istanbul as well.
While the scorching heat was effective throughout the country, refreshing news came one after another from the General Directorate of Meteorology and AFAD. While it was stated that torrential rains would be effective in many provinces, measures were also increased.
STORM RAIN WITH 30 FROM METEOROLOGY
In the statement made by the Meteorology, it was stated that heavy rains are expected in 30 provinces. While citizens were warned against negativities such as floods, floods, lightning, local hail, short-term storms and disruptions in transportation, the provinces where torrential rains and thunderstorms were expected were listed as follows: Amasya, Artvin, Bilecik, Bolu, Bursa, Çorum, Erzincan, Erzurum. , Giresun, Gumushane, Istanbul, Kars, Kastamonu, Kocaeli, Ordu, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Sinop, Sivas, Tokat, Trabzon Yozgat, Zonguldak, Bayburt, Bartin, Ardahan, Yalova, Karabuk and Düzce.
STORM EXPECTATION IN WEST OF THE BLACK SEA AND MEDITERRANEAN
Meteorology announced that a thunderstorm is expected in the northeast of Eastern Anatolia tomorrow, and a storm is expected in the west of the Western Black Sea and the Western Mediterranean. It is thought that the wind in the west of the Western Black Sea will blow in the form of a 6 to 8 storm from the north and northwest, starting from the first hours of tomorrow, and will lose its effect in the evening hours. After noon tomorrow, local strong thunderstorms are expected in Erzincan, Erzurum, Kars and Ardahan. In these provinces, it is necessary to be careful and cautious against negativities such as flash floods, floods, lightning, local hail, short-term storms and disruptions in transportation.
THE STORM WILL BLOW 6 TO 8 STRENGTHS
In the Western Mediterranean (Antalya Bay), it is expected that the wind will increase its effect from the first hours of the day tomorrow and blow in the form of a 6 to 8 storm from the northern directions, reduce its effect after noon on the same day and increase its effect again in the evening, and continue until noon on Monday.
WARNING FROM AFAD CODE 11 TO ORANGE, 4 TO YELLOW
AFAD also issued a precipitation warning with 11 codes orange and 4 yellow codes. Noting that the governorships and headmen in the provinces with the orange code for precipitation warnings were informed, AFAD shared the following information in its statement: “Additional personnel and equipment have been dispatched to our provinces of Düzce, Kastamonu, Bartın and Zonguldak for precautionary purposes. In addition, on Sunday, locally severe violence was observed in Zonguldak, Düzce and Bartın. and extreme, strong and in places very strong around Bolu, Karabük and Kastamonu, locally severe and extreme in the northern districts of Kastamonu, very strong, in places severe in Sinop, Samsun, Ordu, Giresun and Trabzon, east of Trabzon, Rize Severe, occasionally extreme, locally strong in Gümüşhane, Bayburt, Erzincan, Erzurum, Kars and Ardahan, around Çorum, Amasya and Tokat and in the north of Yozgat and Sivas and thunderstorms are expected.”
YELLOW CODE TO ISTANBUL
A yellow code rain warning came from AFAD for Istanbul, Bursa, Bilecik and Yalova. Citizens were asked to be careful and cautious against negativities such as floods, floods, lightning, landslides and disruptions in transportation.