Romania issues orange rain alert for Constanta as storm nears
Romania's weather agency warned of heavy rain up to 90 litres per square metre in Constanta county and mountain snow as yellow and orange alerts take effect from Monday to Wednesday.
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Romania's national weather agency, ANM, issued yellow and orange rain and wind warnings on Monday, covering the period from 2 to 4 November, with the heaviest rain expected in Constanta county on the Black Sea coast, Mediafax reported.
ANM forecast moderate rainfall of 20 to 50 litres per square metre across Oltenia, Muntenia, Dobrogea and southern Moldova, with snow above 1,700 metres in the mountains leaving a layer of 5 to 15 centimetres, according to Mediafax. Wind gusts were forecast to reach 40 to 50 km/h in southern and south-eastern regions, and 60 to 80 km/h on mountain ridges, enough to cause blowing snow.
An orange alert for heavy rain was in force for Constanta county until Tuesday morning, with forecasters expecting 40 to 60 litres per square metre and locally up to 80 to 90 litres, Digi24 reported; ANM later extended that warning into Wednesday morning. A yellow rain alert covering Bucharest and the counties of Calarasi, Ialomita, Tulcea, Braila, Buzau, Vrancea, Galati, Prahova, Dambovita and Ilfov was in force until Tuesday morning, with 25 to 35 litres per square metre expected, and a separate yellow alert was issued for Dolj, Olt, Teleorman, Giurgiu, Calarasi, Ialomita and Ilfov, plus Bucharest, for Tuesday into Wednesday.
A yellow wind alert, with gusts of 50 to 70 km/h, was also in force for most of Muntenia and Dobrogea until Wednesday morning, Digi24 reported.
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What we know
- Official · ANM Romania's ANM issued yellow and orange rain and wind alerts covering 2 to 4 November.
- Official · ANM Constanta county faces the heaviest rain, with an orange alert warning of 40 to 60 litres per square metre and locally up to 80 to 90 litres.
- Official · ANM Bucharest and several southern and south-eastern counties are under yellow rain alerts, with 25 to 35 litres per square metre forecast.
- Official · ANM Mountain areas above 1,700 metres are expected to see 5 to 15 centimetres of snow, with gusts up to 80 km/h on ridges.
- 2+ outlets · Mediafax, Digi24 +1 No casualties or damage have been reported.
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Why it matters for Europe
Constanta is Romania's main Black Sea port county, and the orange-level warning there signals a more severe risk of localised flooding than the yellow alerts covering most of the rest of the country.
Sources
Reported by 4 reports from 4 independent outlets in 1 countries.
- Mediafax: ANM a emis coduri galbene și portocalii de ploi și vânt. Constanța, sub avertizare de ploi abundente. La munte sunt așteptate ninsori
- Digi24: Ploi însemnate, vânt puternic, ninsori la munte: ANM a emis alerte cod portocaliu și galben. Zonele vizate și vremea în Capitală HARTĂ
- G4Media: Coduri galbene și portocalii de ploi și vânt / Constanța, sub avertizare de ploi abundente / La munte sunt așteptate ninsori
- Libertatea: Cod portocaliu emis de ANM, ploi de până la 90 l/mp, ninsori, strat de zăpadă și viscol la munte până miercuri. Noi avertizări de vreme severă în România
- Digi24: Alertă de viituri în România: Cod portocaliu în Constanța și cod galben în alte 14 județe. Zonele vizate
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Questions and answers
- Which part of Romania faces the worst weather?
- Constanta county, on the Black Sea coast, which is under an orange alert for heavy rain of up to 90 litres per square metre locally.
- How long do the warnings last?
- The alerts run from 2 to 4 November, with some yellow warnings split into two separate periods during that window.
- Will it snow?
- Yes, above 1,700 metres in the Carpathians, where 5 to 20 centimetres of snow is forecast along with strong, blowing winds on the ridges.
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