The squall Daniel has left shocking images at various points of Greecea country hard hit by the DANA It affects part of the eastern part of the European continent. streets floodedcars dragged by the current and rainfall above 700 liters per square meter have been more than enough reasons to activate the alert in various locations in the center country.
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However, in the rest of Europe the weather forecast is very different from the 800 liters per square meter that could fall in Greece over the next few hours, according to the models. A heat dome and saharan dust is the result of what is called ‘omega lock‘: a “high pressure center flanked by two centers of low pressure, at the southeast and southwest of it”, explains the Aemet, which also specifies that the freak receives this name due to the similarity of its shape with the greek letter.
Jeff Beradellia meteorology specialist, has shared a map where this is perfectly appreciated blocking and the consequent climate extreme that is being recorded in different parts of the European continent.
Europe is having one of the most textbook Omega blocks in memory. A heat dome flanked by two strong storms. A true atmospheric stalemate/ traffic jam, dumping Epic rains in Greece. These split flow jet streams & extreme blocks are becoming more common esp in Europe 1/ pic.twitter.com/H5ryHsC1Tn
—Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) September 6, 2023