Abstract

Thunderstorms which affected the protected areas of National Hail Suppression Program in Central Macedonia and Thessaly from April to September of the five-year period 2011–2015 are studied, using C-band radar recorded data. Storm evolution and intensity characteristics are analyzed cumulatively and for each area separately on a yearly, monthly and daily basis. Numbers of storm complexes and storm days are quite lower in Thessaly than in Central Macedonia but present increased variability. Storm intensity and kinematic characteristics depend strongly on storm type. While their mean values are almost similar in both areas, the most intense, fast and long-lived storms were observed in Central Macedonia. Finally, an attempt is made to relate storm behavior with atmospheric parameters, dynamic and thermodynamic, using 06:00 UTC Thessaloniki’s sounding data.

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