Rome, 25 September 2020 – As per forecast, half of Italy is battered by bad weather, with tornadoes in Salerno – impressive videos and trees uprooted from concrete – and Genoa, name in Piedmont e violent hailstorms between Pavia and Novara which, Coldiretti points out, have brought rice cultivation to its knees since in those areas “over half of the Italian rice is produced, now in full harvest”. Moreover near tragedy in Rome for a tree that fell on a minicar with two girls on board: just fear. In the evening reported pangs snowfall in Valtellina. Aosta: the Colle del Great Saint Bernard. Bergamo: various interventions by the Fire Brigade. The Civil Protection yesterday had launched thealert for 7 regions.
Whirlwind in Salerno
Several fallen trees and a whirlwind. This is how the city of Salerno woke up this morning and, in particular, the Torrione district. Now the damage counts, which would seem considerable, especially to parked cars that were hit by the collapsed drums. At the moment, there are no injuries recorded.
Traffic is haywire to access the capital, especially when exiting the ring road at the Sala Abbagnano junction. In fact, the via Cosimo Vestuti tunnel in the direction of the center had to be closed to traffic, waiting for the roadway to be cleared of shrubs. On social networks, dozens of users are posting photos and videos of the spectacular whirlwind.
Genoa, tornado and lightning
A whirlwind hit the Genoese district of Sturla, causing damage even in some neighboring neighborhoods. The firefighters carried out numerous interventions to secure unsafe branches and tiles. The very strong gusts of wind in fact caused the fall of some trees, uprooted several gutters and almost uncovered the roof of a building.
In the same hours a fire, possibly caused by lightning, broke out in the former coal-fired power plant under the Lanterna, damaging part of the plants. To put out the flames and clean up the area, the firefighters worked all night.
And the hydrological weather center of Liguria has issued a warning for intense storms for the east of the region: it is expected to increase up to rough or very rough, with storm surges in the center and west, very intense in the east.
Tornado in Rosignano Marittimo: injured
A whirlwind hit tonight Rosignano Marittimo (Livorno). The mayor of the town, Daniele Donati, reported: “There are injured and people in a state of shock “. At least three people taken to hospital confirm health sources: two are more serious, they suffered polytrauma and were transported to the Livorno hospital. A third minor injured was taken to the Cecina hospital. Four people evacuated due to unavailability of their homes. The tornado caused damage to the rowing club, affecting the restaurant where there were customers for dinner, some homes and a sports facility on the coast.
Rome, tree on car: hello two girls
After the rain on Wednesday, today Rome was lashed by a strong wind that created inconvenience and damage in the capital. Tragedy touched on in via di Novella, in the Trieste area, where a large branch ended up on a minicar with two girls inside: so much fear but no consequences. In Piazza Buenos Aires, a branch cut the cables of the line tram, stopping lines 3 and 19. Fallen trees also in the Parioli district: some streets closed in Prati, in via dei Gracchi, in via Flaminia and via Trionfale. In the Torrevecchia district a large tree fell on a parked car. The Covid-19 Crisis Unit of the Lazio Region reports that “due to adverse weather conditions and weather warnings, the long-term drive-in at Fiumicino airport closes pending an improvement”.
Water bomb over Naples
Dozens of requests for intervention to the firefighters, but at the moment there are no damages of particular entity as a consequence of the water bomb that hit Naples shortly after 12.30. “All the teams are busy – explain the Brigade Command – but fortunately there are no particularly critical situations even in a heavy situation with many reported floods”. The northern outskirts of the capital, Scampia, PIscinola, Secondigliano, the area from which the greatest number of reports arrive. Along the Naples ring road cars at walking pace and many vehicles stopped along the right lane during the water bomb.
Piedmont, first snow
First snowfalls on the Piedmontese Alps and, in particular, on the Alte Valli border up to 1,700-2,000 meters. Once Sestriere was whitewashed, the snow also reached Prali. It is the effect of the cold air that is pouring over the Po Valley, in the form of Fohn winds, associated with the cloudy fronts arriving on the region. According to the forecasts of Centro Meteo Piemonte, the snowflakes will push in the next few hours up to 1,000-1,400 meters on the north-western border sectors of Piedmont, with possible dusting on high valleys towards France and more abundant flakes above 1,500-2,000 meters. Accumulations in the order of 5-10 centimeters are expected; the phenomena will be decidedly more abundant on the French foreign Alpine slopes and on Switzerland.
Has been found dead in Luvinate, in the province of Varese, the runner who disappeared in the late afternoon yesterday. The 61-year-old’s body was recovered by the fire brigade in an inaccessible area along via San Vito. Rescuers from Areu also intervened on the spot. The man had gone out in the late afternoon yesterday for a mountain run and has never returned home. The most likely hypothesis is that it was overwhelmed by the strong storm that hit various areas of the Varese area causing flooding, landslides and landslides.
Heavy snow in Valtellina
Pouring rain on the valley floor with strong gusts of wind and heavy snow at altitudes above 1500 meters in Valtellina, in particular in the ski-area of the Stelvio glacier where the summer ski season will continue until November 1st. Several roads are closed due to the risk of landslides, such as provincial road 27 in Valdisotto and the one that from Bormio (Sondrio) leads to Santa Caterina, threatened by the Ruinon maxi-landslide. The school bus service from Bormio was interrupted tomorrow due to the interruption of the road. Many interventions to remove trees, some of large dimensions.
Uprooted trees and uncovered roofs in Bergamo
Firefighters this evening in action throughout the province of Bergamo due to bad weather. Calls have arrived for uprooted trees and open roofs from the strong wind. Branches fell in Ponteranica in via Longari, in Sedrina in via San Lorenzo, in Scanzorosciate in Corso Europa, as well as in Bergamo in via Sant’Ambrogio, but also in Sorisole, Alzano, Cassano d’Adda (Milan), Gorno and Onore . A light pole fell on a parked car in via San Giovanni Boscoi in Bergamo. Roofs and coverings flew off to Solza and Zogno. In Portirone, a willow was uprooted by the wind and ended up in the lake.
Aosta, the Gran San Bernardo pass closed for snow
The ongoing heavy snowfall imposed the closure of the Gran San Bernardo pass to traffic, along state road 27, upstream from the municipality of Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses, on the border between Valle d’Aosta and Valais (Switzerland). Anas: “The reopening of the crossing will take place following the evaluation of the weather conditions and forecasts and in agreement with the Swiss operator”. The Piccolo San Bernardo pass, on the border with France, had already been temporarily closed in the afternoon.
It snows on the Gran Sasso, wind at 100 km / h
On the Gran Sasso it snows over 2000 meters. The meteorological station of the Aq Caput Frigoris association in Campo Imperatore this evening recorded a temperature of 0.8 degrees shortly after 10 pm. Strong wind, with gusts around 100 km / h: a gust of 104.6 km / h was detected at 16.59.
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