Bologna, 1 July 2024 – It has arrived – as announced byWeather Alert – the front of bad weather also on Emilia Romagna. Or rather, the fronts (plural).
Fallen trees and damage also in Ferrara
The first cell formed right in Bologna around 7pm, announced by lightning and thunder. In fact, it could have been caused by the heat bubble that weighed on the city. Then came the hail which fell with medium-sized grains, i.e. around 3 centimeters on average, although in some areas even more. The temperaturein a few minutes, it even dropped by 10 degrees.
Hail today in Bologna: many inconveniences in the city
The first water bomb transformed the roads in rivers while gusts of wind bent the treetops. The hail has whitewashed the streetscreating a Christmas effect that lasted only a few minutes.
In centersome shops risked seeing the water enter. Damage also in the area Pillar. Many calls to the fire brigade. The downpour lasted only a few minutes, but enough to fuel fears of damage to cars and crops.
Fallen trees in Casalecchio
Fear and damage also in Casalecchio, where several trees fell. One, at the entrance to Talon park, has a van was hit parked where fortunately there was no one inside. A tree trunk, knocked down by the strong wind, also blocked the Sapaba road for a few hours: the firefighters had to intervene to cut it down and remove it.
Towards Ferrara
The bad weather cell then moved to the North Eastin the direction of the Bassa Bolognese fortunately gradually losing power. However, it also caused a lot of damage to Ferrara.
The bad weather cell that hit Bologna: the purple color indicates the maximum intensity of precipitation
A less than welcome encore came around 9pm: a downpour with thunder and lightning transformed the streets into rivers once again, this time causing some flooding in garages and cellars. Also in this case, the bad weather then moved towards the Ferrara area. There were also reports hailstormsbut with grains that are not large.
