Romania's National Meteorological Administration (ANM) issued a series of code yellow and code orange weather warnings on Wednesday for atmospheric instability affecting the entire country until Friday morning, according to Agerpres.
According to meteorologists, a code orange warning will be in force from 3.00 pm on 1 July until 6.00 am on 2 July for Banat, Crisana, western Transylvania, Oltenia, Muntenia, the Western Carpathians and most of the Southern Carpathians. The affected areas are expected to see severe thunderstorms with wind gusts of 70-90 km/h, locally exceeding 100 km/h, torrential rain, medium-sized and possibly large hailstones measuring 2-5 cm, and frequent lightning. Rainfall totals are expected to reach 25-40 litres per square metre, with isolated areas receiving more than 50-60 litres per square metre over short periods or through accumulation.
A code yellow warning for atmospheric instability will also be in force from 10.00 am on 1 July until 10.00 am on 2 July for Banat, Crisana, Maramures, Transylvania, Oltenia, Muntenia, Dobrogea, southern Moldavia, and the Southern and Western Carpathians.
These areas are expected to experience periods of torrential rain, strengthening winds and thunderstorms with gusts of 50-70 km/h, locally exceeding 80 km/h, frequent lightning and small, possibly medium-sized hailstones measuring 1-3 cm. Rainfall totals are forecast at 15-25 litres per square metre, with isolated areas exceeding 30-40 litres per square metre within one to three hours or through accumulation.
Localised atmospheric instability is also expected elsewhere in the country.
ANM also forecast that the whole of Romania will be placed under a code yellow warning for atmospheric instability from 10.00 am on 2 July until 10.00 am on 3 July.
The warning covers torrential rain, frequent lightning, strengthening winds and thunderstorms with gusts of 50-70 km/h, locally exceeding 80 km/h, and small hailstones measuring 1-2 cm. Rainfall totals are expected to reach 15-25 litres per square metre, with isolated areas receiving more than 30-40 litres per square metre.
