
Thunderstorms, strong winds and storm surges are expected across much of the central-north
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The Civil Protection regularly issues critical weather warnings based on forecasts of adverse events.
From today's evening thunderstorms are expected in Liguria, Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany. From late tomorrow morning the rainfall will extend to Friuli Venezia Giulia, Marche and Umbria, especially northern sectors and then to Lazio, in particular southern internal areas and the western internal sectors of Abruzzo and Molise. Thus a weather warning from the Civil Protection indicates a red alert for tomorrow in the north-west of Tuscany. Orange on sectors of Emilia-Romagna, Liguria and Tuscany. Yellow on part of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia-Romagna, Liguria, Tuscany, Marche, Abruzzo, Molise and on the entire territory of Umbria and Lazio.
The phenomena will be accompanied by heavy showers, strong gusts of wind and frequent electrical activity. Finally, the warning predicts, from tomorrow morning, strong to gale force winds in the south-west, over Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Tuscany, Marche, Umbria, Lazio, Abruzzo and Molise, with gusts up to gale force on the Apennine ridges. Storm surges along exposed coasts.

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