Snow hits Greece and Turkey

A late season snow storm hit parts of the Mediterranean coast today, accompanied by very high winds. 6" of the white stuff fell at Tripolis, Greece and at Ankara, Turkey. (The picture at left was taken just outside of Athens on Penteli Mountain.) The snow came with 70 mph winds on the island of Limnos, Greece, with 60mph wind gusts in many other areas.

A cold airmass over Russia and the Ukraine earlier in the week helped to create the snow storm. This airmass traversed the Black and Aegean Seas and dropped into Greece and Turkey today.