Cold, rain, wind and snow have arrived in Milan. Bad weather hits Italy and a weather warning is triggered which will be interesting today, Saturday 22 November eleven regions.
The origin of these meteorological conditions is a deep trough fed by cold air originating from northern Europe entering the central Mediterranean between the Gulf of Lion and our northwestern sector. This situation is responsible for rainfall in the Southern and Central Adriatic, a decrease in temperature with snowfall to the heights of the hills, and a strengthening of ventilation over most of the Peninsula.
Based on existing forecasts, the Department of Civil Protection in cooperation with the regions involved has issued further warnings regarding severe weather conditions following and expanding the warning issued on Thursday. Weather phenomena, which impact different regions of the country, can determine the hydrogeological and hydraulic criticality reported, in national summaries, in national criticality and warning bulletins which can be viewed on the Department’s website (www.protezionecivile.gov.it).
Warning
The warning that has been in place since last afternoon/evening predicted continued rainfall in the South-Central and average snowfall above 600-800 meters in Sardinia, Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo, Molise and the Apennines as well as the eastern sector of Lazio, since early morning today predicted strong winds from the northern quadrant in Emilia-Romagna and from the western quadrant in Sicily. In addition, storm winds are expected from the northern quadrant in Liguria, Tuscany, Marche, Umbria, north-central Italy, extending to Abruzzo and Molise, as well as from the western quadrant in Calabria; Storm surge is expected along exposed coasts.
Based on the expected and ongoing phenomena, a yellow warning has been assessed for today in Umbria, Abruzzo, Molise, Puglia, Calabria, Sicily and in several sectors in Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Lazio, Campania and Basilicata.
