Fourteen other counties remain under yellow code alert until Thursday evening.

Wind gusts are expected to reach and even exceed 90 km/hour.

The weather advisory was raised to orange code for Bucharest and counties Ilfov, Teleorman, Giurgiu, Dambovita, Prahova, Calarasi, Ialomita, Buzau, Braila, Galati, Vrancea, Constanta, Tulcea, Mehedinti, Dolj, Olt and the southern part of Arges.

Counties Caras-Severin, Gorj, Valcea, Sibiu, Brasov, Covasna, Harghita, Bacau, Vaslui, Neamt, Iasi, Suceava, Botosani and northern Arges remain under the yellow code advisory issued Tuesday.