Source published: 13 Oct 2026 12:53 UTC
Urgency: High · Evidence: Primary source
Cyprus's Department of Meteorology has advanced its orange thunderstorm warning to 15:00 local time on October 14, four hours earlier than previously announced. It now runs from 12:00 UTC until 02:00 UTC on October 15. The forecast still includes intense rain, strong gusts, hail and possible flash flooding; these are risks, not observed damage.
What the sources establish
The complete bilingual warning 67 was inspected. This is a single-source authoritative public-safety forecast, not independent observation of storms or damage. It replaces warning 66; earlier coverage reflects the superseded start time. Cyprus is UTC+3: issuance at 09:46 local is 06:46 UTC; validity is October 14 at 12:00 through October 15 at 02:00 UTC. Rainfall intensity remains forecast at 55–70 millimetres per hour. The original issuance event_time and representative country marker remain; no community identity or vulnerable site is inferred.
Evidence last checked: 14 Oct 2026 07:28 UTC.
Location precision: country. The map point is a reference, not a live position.
Corrections and updates
Update October 14: warning 67 advances the start by four hours, from 16:00 to 12:00 UTC. The end remains 02:00 UTC on October 15. This is a forecast update, not evidence of damage.
Unavailable — Published the new orange thunderstorm forecast with explicit single-source attribution, the validity interval and a representative country marker.
Unavailable — Update October 14: warning 67 advances the start by four hours, from 16:00 to 12:00 UTC. The end remains 02:00 UTC on October 15. This is a forecast update, not evidence of damage.
Sources
- Cyprus Department of Meteorology
authoritative primary document: orange thunderstorm forecast warning 66
- Cyprus Mail
fresh local reporting of the same departmental forecast, not independent observation of conditions
- Cyprus Department of Meteorology
authoritative primary document: warning 67 replaces warning 66 and advances the start time