3 Turbines in Katakolo...

[Kostas]

I always thought Western Peloponesse is more like Florida climate-wise than California, with which other Europeans try to parallel their climates. Short freezes, frost with above 0C temperatures, lots of ground water, high humidity, good growing weather up till the last day before a freeze and thus lots of damage afterwards, and of course, tornados and turbines! 3 were reported within 15 days in January:

http://www.metar.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2568:2015-01-21-15-36-16&catid=37:kentrikiselida

http://www.patrasevents.gr/article/149329-ileia-neos-idrostrovilos-sto-katakolo-video

You may remember 3 years back two passed by a property of mine and uprooted 12 olive trees while breaking a large pine in half and twisting/breaking most branches of all other olive trees. Another one passed close to my garden they and brought down half my Grevillea robusta, at its main fork. I usually don't get wind in my garden, except when I get tornado force ones! Thankfully they usually pass above the trees