The Region of Peloponnese entered a heightened “Red Code” state of readiness from Wednesday until Friday, 13 February 2026, as severe weather conditions were expected to worsen in the coming days.
The General Secretariat for Civil Protection announced the measure after the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY) issued an Emergency Weather Deterioration Bulletin. The mobilisation also covered the regional units of Achaia and Ilia in Western Greece.
Authorities sought to prepare in advance for potential risks, particularly intense flooding that could affect the areas under alert.
At the same time, a powerful wave of bad weather hit Zakynthos and Kefalonia, causing major disruption to sea transport and cutting ferry connections with Kyllini.
According to port authorities, scheduled routes from Zakynthos to Kyllini at 18:30 and from Poros to Kyllini at 19:30 did not operate due to adverse weather conditions.
Officials also expected evening routes from Kyllini to Zakynthos at 20:30 and from Kyllini to Poros at 21:45 to be cancelled, provided winds remained strong and dangerous for navigation.
EMY advised the public to follow updates through its official website.
EMY issued a new emergency bulletin warning that two successive atmospheric disturbances were expected to affect Greece, bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms, and very strong winds.
The first storm system was forecast from late Wednesday evening, 11 February 2026, through the morning hours of Thursday, 12 February 2026. The second was expected to run from late Thursday afternoon through the morning of Friday, 13 February 2026.
EMY said severe rainfall and storms were expected across the Ionian Islands, western Peloponnese, western Central Greece, Crete, the Cyclades, eastern Peloponnese, parts of Thrace, the Dodecanese, and islands of the northern and eastern Aegean.
Meteorologists also warned of gale-force southerly and southwesterly winds in western Greece and the southern Aegean, shifting to westerly and northwesterly winds by Friday.