Bad weather returns to Italy with rain and thunderstorms, and theyellow alert in four regions for today16 October 2024. In the next few hours, a disturbance of Atlantic origin will reach our country, causing severe weather that will affect the North and part of the Centre.
Precipitation will be locally abundant, especially in some areas of the North West, Liguria and North West Tuscany. Based on the available forecasts, the Department of Civil Protection has issued a warning in agreement with the regions concerned regarding bad weather. Weather phenomena, which affect different areas of the country, could determine hydrological and hydraulic criticality which is described, in a national summary, in the national critical and alert bulletin that can be viewed on the Department’s website.
Yellow alert in four regions
So the warning predicts, from the early hours of today, widespread and continuous rain, including showers or thunderstorms, across Piedmont, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna and Toscana. The phenomena will be accompanied by heavy showers, frequent electrical activity, localized snow storms and strong wind gusts. On the basis of ongoing and expected phenomena, a yellow alert has been assessed for today, Wednesday 16 October, in parts of Liguria, Piedmont, Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna.