Venice, 25 May 2024 – Another wave of bad weather hits Veneto: violent storm
in Bonavicinain the municipality of San Pietro di Morubio, and in other areas of the Lower Veronese. They came down to this area 60 millimeters of rain in 10 minutes. Bad weather with hail it also hit the municipalities of Boschi Sant’Anna, Casaleone, Belfiore, Roverchiara and Zevio. Some municipalities in the area were also affected by the wave Padua And Vicenza. Giant hailstones a Porto Viro (Rovigo).
Bad weather in Veneto: flooding and hail. The two photos below are from the Veneto Meteo & Clima fb page
Storm in the Veronese area
Bad weather this morning at Bonavicina, in the municipality of San Pietro di Morubio, and in other areas of Lower Verona. Defense of Verona Codivethe body that deals with subsidized insurance in agriculture, announces that they are 60 millimeters of rain fell in 10 minutes with small but persistent hail. The bad weather episode created a thick blanket of ice on the ground, damaging the crops present in the area, especially herbaceous crops, tobacco, corn and tomatoes. Flooded fields in Bonavicina.
Flooding in the lower Padua area
The announced yellow alert and the rainfall expected for today materialized with a short, but intense, ‘water bomb’which he created flooding in the countryside, in some gardens of homes and streets in the Padua area. Furthermore, in addition to the rain, there was also hail which first accumulated and then melted due to the large amount of rain that fell in a short period of time. The municipal area most affected in the Padua area is that of Montagnana. In the area of Euganean hills from Arqua Petrarca in Rivadolmo hailstorms, with damage that appears to have been limited. Another situation in the municipal area of Este.
Large hailstones in Polesine
Many citizens, including those from Rodigino, posted giant hailstones on social media in disbelief. A citizen on Facebook, publishing a photo of the giant beans, wrote: “First with the storm. Some very strong bangs”
Giant grains of snow in Porto Viro (Rovigo): photo published by a user on the Bpp meteo Facebook page
Hail and Agugliaro
Also hit by bad weather Agugliaro area: covered with an abundant amount of hail as if it were snow. Streets and gardens have been painted with some traffic disruption.
Flooded countryside in Montagnana
In the surrounding area of the walled city, the scenario is the one seen ten days ago. Widespread flooding and rainwater struggling to drain. A direct testimony from a farmer from Montagnana, Diego Voltolin: “In the early hours of the morning there was a small recorded water bomb 35mm approximately in a quarter of an hour. All accompanied by the beginning of hail that had whitened the courtyard, then she quickly melted from the falling water. This then flowed from the land. She can’t take it anymore.” In his story Diego Voltolin shows some videos in which you can see the large quantity of water present in the countryside.
