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5 February 2015: World - Severe Weather Events
SPAIN
USA
ITALY
• Snowfall, winds and low temperatures affected northeastern USA, after the winter storm of the last week,
causing again power outages and traffic disruption on
1-3 February.
• Snowfall and low temperatures may still affect
Northern Maine in the next 24 h.
• Rain, snowfall low temperatures are affecting several areas of central and
northern Spain, causing floods and landslides, and may continue for the
next 24 h.
• Media reported two people killed, and floods due to the overflow of the
river Ebro in Navarra, Burgos and Zaragoza. The Copernicus Emergency
Management Service has been activated on 2 February.
Sources: NOAA, Media
Sources: Spanish Civil Protection, AEMET, Copernicus EMS, Media (1, 2)
• Snowfall, heavy rains, winds and storm surge are affecting several areas of
Italy, and may continue for the next 24-48 h. Red alert for ice and snow
(MeteoAlarm) is in effect in Emilia Romagna and Piemonte.
• JRC calculations indicate a max. storm surge of the order of 0.9 m in the
coastal area near Ravenna (Emilia Romagna) and of 0.8 m in the area near
Venice (Veneto) on 6 February at 1.00 UTC.
• As of 5 February, media reported traffic disruption in northern Italy due to
heavy snowfall, and rivers overflow in central Italy.
Sources:Italian Civil Protection (1, 2), EUMETNET-MeteoAlarm, Media
4 Dead
2 Dead
3 Dead
Balkan States
8 Dead
BALKAN
STATES
TURKEY
ITALY
UNITED
STATES
SPAIN
GREECE
Atlantic
Ocean
Pacific
Ocean
PERU
• Heavy rains affected the region of
Loreto (northern Peru) in the two
weeks, causing floods in the
provinces of Alto Amazonas,
Datem del Marañón, Maynas,
Ucayali and Loreto. As of 4
February, there were 2 400
families affected.
PERU
MADAGASCAR
ZIMBABWE
Zimbabwe
Sources: Meteorological Services Department of Zimbabwe, Media (1, 2,
3), NOAA
Sources: AFAD, HNMS, Bulgarian NMS, MGM, Greece
Fire Department, ECHO, Media
16 – 17
January
Sources: INDECI
• Heavy rains affected several areas of Zimbabwe in the last
few days, causing floods mostly in Harare. Media reported
several homes damaged and one person missing due to
floods and ten people killed by lightning.
• In the next 48 h thunderstorms may affect several areas of
Zimbabwe. The probability of flash flooding is high.
1 Dead
10 Dead
ALBANIA:
•
Heavy rain and floods affected the southern
regions of Gjirokastra, Fier, Vlore, Berat und
Elbasan.
•
At least 1 600 families affected, and 17 000 ha
of land flooded.
BULGARIA:
•
Heavy rains and strong winds affected several
areas of Bulgaria on 1-4 February, killing four
people, damaging several houses and causing
power outages.
GREECE
•
Several regions were affected in Greece by
heavy rains and floods.
•
The
Copernicus
Emergency
Management
Service was activated by the Greek General
Secretariat for Civil Protection, for the area of
Epirus on 2 February.
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
•
Floods affected the eastern region of the
country over 31 January – 3 February.
According to national authorities 170 000
people are affected
TURKEY
•
Snowfall, rains and winds affected several
regions of Turkey in the last few days, killing
eight people, damaging several houses and
roads. In the province of Edirne, 620 people
were forced to evacuate their homes due to the
rivers overflow.
69 Dead
(CHEDZA)
Indian Ocean
Legend
Madagascar
• Heavy rains affected Madagascar in the last few days, causing floods.
Media reported one dead, three people injured and more than 2 000
people affected in central Madagascar. Tropical Storm CHEDZA affected
Madagascar on 16-17 January, killing at least 69 people and affecting
another 157 000 (as of 1 February, Government report).
• In the next 24 h more heavy rain may affect central and southern areas.
Sources: BNGRC, Meteo Madagascar, Media (1,2,3)
Countries affected by
Severe weather
affected regions
Disputed Areas (JRC)
Weekly rainfall NOAA
Disputed
Areas
27 Jan - 2 Feb 2015
Disputed Areas (JRC)
Provinces (ESRI)
Snow/Ice
FloodsCountries (ESRI)
Heavy Rain
StrongCountries
Wind (ESRI)
Tropical Depression
Tropical Storm
50 – 100 mm
100 – 150 mm
150 – 200 mm
Countries Floods borders (ESRI)
Provinces (ESRI)
> 200 mm