The alerts
A weather warning from the Civil Protection has assessed an orange alert for large sectors of Liguria and part of Emilia-Romagna for today. Yellow on the entire territory of Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Umbria and on sectors of Liguria, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Marche and Tuscany. Yellow alert also in Campania from 9pm today to 12pm on Friday 18 September.
Bad weather in Lombardy, many inconveniences in the Como area
A violent storm hit Como last night with several landslides and landslides along some of the city's roads. Debris and mud spilled onto the roadway of Via Oltrecolle, the final stretch of the state road that connects the Larian capital with Lecco. The road was closed to allow for safety operations. Via Monte Grappa, in a residential area, is also closed, along which firefighters report the risk of a gas substation collapsing. Problems, again relating to the presence of mud and debris along the line, also at the Como Camerlata railway station with inconveniences to railway traffic which are added to those resulting from a derailment of a freight train which occurred yesterday evening around 9pm in Milan Greco Pirelli, which today has already led to the cancellation of some Trenord trips. Average delays of 30 minutes are estimated.
In Liguria intense rains on the Levante but no critical issues
The orange alert for thunderstorms in the Center - Levante of Liguria went off at 6am this morning and will remain active until 2pm. The Po Valley slopes of Ponente are on yellow alert. During the night and in the early hours of the morning, rainfall particularly affected the far East of the region. At the moment there are no particular critical issues, although thunderstorms continue to develop in the Central Levante.
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In Florence 45 millimeters of rain in an hour
Intense rain over Florence in the early afternoon, with the highest precipitation values recorded in the Botanical Garden and Boboli Gardens stations. According to data from the Regional Functional Centre, 44.6 millimeters fell in one hour at the Botanical Garden, while in Boboli the cumulative figure reached 45.5 millimetres. During the storm, we read in a note from Palazzo Vecchio, gusts of wind were also recorded: the most intense reached 38.9 km/h at the Boboli Gardens, while at Florence University the maximum value was 25.6 km/h. The yellow code remains in force in Florence due to possible strong storms and hydrogeological-hydraulic risk on the minor grid: the alert will continue tomorrow, Friday 18 September, until 8pm.
Rain infiltrates the Uffizi and wets the display case of a Caravaggio
This afternoon, after a storm in Florence with over 45 millimeters of rain in an hour, water infiltrated the Uffizi Gallery under the skylight of the room where seven seventeenth-century paintings are housed, including Caravaggio's Bacchus. The infiltration, the museum reports, wetted the external glass of the Bacchus' protective case with splashes. "Following the necessary checks - it is stated - no damage was found to any of the works". The room will be reopened from tomorrow morning.
Flooding in Massa Carrara and Viareggio
The wave of bad weather also hit the area of Massa and Carrara, where the rainfall caused inconveniences, starting with roads, as well as in Viareggio and in some areas of Versilia. Flooded underpasses and inconveniences are reported in some sections of the Aurelia state road. In Massa the underpass near the municipal stadium was flooded and water in some basement rooms and cellars. Critical issues also in Carrara, with slowdowns and difficulties in road traffic in some areas. Among those most affected was the hamlet of Avenza, where the road conditions required particular attention from motorists.
Elementary school evacuated due to lightning strike in Versilia
In Versilia, in Torre del Lago (Lucca), lightning struck near the Giacomo Puccini primary school, blowing up the electrical system and forcing the principal to evacuate the school. The roar scared the schoolchildren. However, the children were sent home to allow the municipality's electricians to repair the damage. There were no injuries.
Rain and strong winds in the Marche
Rain and strong winds in the afternoon in the Marche. The firefighters have been busy since 5pm due to the inconvenience caused in the area by the wave of bad weather. At the moment, around 30 interventions have been carried out by the teams in the provinces of Macerata and Ancona, mainly due to flooding of underpasses and the presence of plants fallen on the road. Among the interventions carried out, the one in via San Valentino in Osimo (Ancona), where a plant fell onto the road.
In Tuscany yellow alert until tomorrow
The yellow alert in Tuscany for strong thunderstorms has been extended by the Civil Protection operations room until 8pm tomorrow, Friday 18 September, as announced by the President of the Region Eugenio Giani. Taking stock of today's situation, the governor reports "heavy rainfall with 96 millimeters of rain falling in San Miniato in one hour, 75 millimeters in Empoli" and "interventions underway by the regional civil protection system for localized flooding". As regards the forecast for the next few hours until the early morning of tomorrow, isolated thunderstorms are possible between the Archipelago and the central coast, subsequently between the end of the morning and the afternoon scattered thunderstorms in the central and southern inland areas.
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