Severe Water Bomb Hits Rome Amidst Stormy Weather

A violent water bomb hit Rome. From about 7:30 PM, the capital was struck by a violent downpour after strong wind gusts had been blowing throughout the day. Thunder and lightning scared residents, especially in the southern districts, including Eur and Torrino. A lightning storm occurred over the Tyrrhenian Sea, right in front of Lazio and Tuscany. And the situation is not expected to improve in the coming hours. On Rome, thunder and lightning that really 'ride the lightning', staying on theme with Metallica. The universal deluge is coming down and there's a crazy wind. Forecasts in Lazio The Regional Civil Protection Agency of Lazio has issued a yellow alert valid from Sunday afternoon-evening for the next 18-24 hours. Precipitations ranging from isolated to scattered, even in the form of showers or thunderstorms, with weak to moderately strong cumulative amounts are expected in Lazio. In the evening, the snow line will drop to 1000 meters. Orange alert in Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna A disturbance of Atlantic origin tends to deepen over our Peninsula, leading to a phase of disturbed weather; it will be associated with a significant reinforcement of the ventilation that, tomorrow, will mainly affect Sardinia, extending then to the southern regions, especially in Sicily and Calabria. Based on the available forecasts, the Department of Civil Protection in agreement with the involved regions - which are responsible for activating civil protection systems in the affected territories - has issued a warning of adverse weather conditions. The weather phenomena, impacting different areas of the country, could determine hydrogeological and hydraulic criticalities that are reported, in a national summary, in the national bulletin of criticality and alert available on the Department's website (www.protezionecivile.gov.it). The warning predicts from tonight, Sunday, March 3, strong to gale-force winds, with gusts of strong gale, from the western quadrants on Sardinia, subsequently extending to Sicily and Calabria, with possible storm surges along the exposed coasts. Based on the predicted and ongoing phenomena, an orange alert has been assessed for tomorrow, Monday, March 4, on some sectors of Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna. Also assessed, a yellow alert on Umbria, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Basilicata, Puglia, Calabria, Sicily and on some sectors of Veneto, Piedmont, Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, and Sardinia.