It’s been years since we remembered a parade in the streets of the Fori Imperiali in the rain: the bad weather has hit many areas of Italy in recent days and has not spared the celebration of June 2nd, in particular Tuscany, Emilia Romagna and Puglia, with thunderstorms, waterspouts and hailstorms. Waiting for the heat and a first real taste of summer to arrive, according to the forecast, from the middle of next week.
Pisa airport flooded
In particular, a strong storm suddenly hit Pisa in the afternoon and significantly slowed down the airport’s operations, causing flooding and inconvenience even inside the terminal in the shopping mall. Five arriving flights were diverted to other airports while some departures were delayed by a couple of hours. Some videos on the web showed heavy water leaks into the tunnel coming from the roof. It rained in the city although with less intensity. Flooding and water stagnation on the roads occurred in several areas without however causing any particular inconvenience to traffic. Also in Tuscany, a series of waterspouts formed in the afternoon off the coast of Quercianella, south of Livorno. The phenomenon, at least three waterspouts that formed offshore between the Vada lighthouse and Quercianella, remained visible for a few minutes even from the ground and then disappeared among the mass of clouds.
Water bomb on Milan
Gray sky and water bomb in the late afternoon of June 2nd in Milan. The Functional Center for Monitoring Natural Risks of the Lombardy Region had issued a weather alert for yellow (ordinary) criticality for thunderstorms starting from 2pm today, Sunday 2 June. The Municipal Operations Center (COC) of the municipal civil protection is active for monitoring the hydrometric levels of the Seveso and Lambro rivers and to coordinate any interventions in the city.
Damage due to bad weather in Emilia
Bad weather also in Emilia: the wave of bad weather affecting the Modena area this afternoon has caused damage and inconvenience especially in Palagano, on the Apennines, with the overflowing of ditches. Fabio Braglia, president of the Province of Modena and originally from Palagano, on his Facebook page reports how Palagano this afternoon was hit by “a water bomb, with major problems on two municipal streets”, namely “via Riolo via palazzo Pierotti ». Braglia also reports «several landslides from adjacent fields. The firefighters are on the scene. There were also problems in Savoniero where several ditches and canals overflowed.
The wave of bad weather that is also affecting the Modena area this afternoon has caused damage and inconvenience especially in Palagano, on the Apennines, with the overflowing of ditches. Fabio Braglia, president of the Province of Modena and originally from Palagano, on his Facebook page reports how Palagano this afternoon was hit by “a water bomb, with major problems on two municipal streets”, namely “via Riolo via palazzo Pierotti ». Braglia also reports «several landslides from adjacent fields. The firefighters are intervening – continues the president of the Province of Modena -, workers from the Municipality of Palagano and we have also activated a support company. There were also problems in Savoniero – adds Braglia – where several ditches and canals overflowed”.
Hail in Puglia
Finally, it is worth mentioning that an intense hailstorm hit the Foggia area a short while ago, in particular in the Borgo Incoronata area, about 10 kilometers from the capital and in the lower Tavoliere area, especially in the Ordona area. The hail covered the road surface along the stretch of state road 16 towards Cerignola, also causing a pile-up in which no injuries were reported. Borgo Mezzanone was also affected by the hailstorm, where numerous migrants live especially in makeshift shacks. The firefighters at work. There is damage to crops.
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