The wave of bad weather which in recent days has hit theEmilia Romagna dealing with an orange and yellow weather warning. In the last few hours, in fact, one violent flood it hit with torrential rain between Modena and Bologna. The situation.
Weather, strong hailstorm between Modena and Bologna: flooding
Hours of great fear between Modena And Bologna in Emilia Romagna after one violent hailstorm which caused a series of extensive damage. Flooding, slowdowns and inconveniences in Emilian cities hit by a hailstorm – flood with hailstones the size of cherries. In particular the locations of Stuffione And Branches Of Ravarino, in the province of Modena, were overwhelmed by a very strong hailstorm which caused a series of floods in various areas. The streets suddenly became white with hailstones measuring around 10 centimetres.
Damage and inconvenience not only to citizens, but also to farmers. Alberto Notari, president of Cia Emilia, following the strong wave of bad weather, announced: «a recent report highlighted May with rainfall that had never been so intense for 170 years. There are already difficulties due to water stagnation in cereal fields and orchards, especially in the Vignola area, where the cherry growing campaign has just begun. Hail makes things worse. We are still carrying out checks in the area, but we fear that the bad weather has affected larger areas.”
Hailstorm between Modena and Bologna: record rainfall in Emilia Romagna
The bad weather that hit Emilia Romagna, and specifically Modena and Bologna, also alarmed the mayors. Maurizia Rebecchi, the first citizen of Ravarino, communicated to the citizens: «the hailstorm took a stripe that goes from west to east, towards the Crevalcore area. Many fruit growers report mangled and fallen fruit, overgrown fields and some flooding.”
Data in hand, the flood that hit Emilia Romagna, between Modena and Bologna, saw a truly frightening accumulation of rain fall. 161mm of rain fell in Formica Nord, while 141mm in Formica Sud. Following: 105mm in Garofano (Savignano), 90mm in Mulino, 87mm in Marano sul Panaro, 75mm in Monteveglio Abbazia, 71mm in Spilamberto, 68mm in Ponzano (Monte San Pietro), 56mm in Sant Agata Bolognese, 48mm in Castelvetro di Modena, 40mm in Calcara.
