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15 October 2019A disruption of Atlantic origin has just arrived in Italy and is bringing rains and thunderstorms, first on the north-western regions and then on the rest of the north and on the central Tyrrhenian regions. On the basis of the available forecasts, the Civil Protection Department has issued a weather alert that foresees widespread rainfall from the night, which can also be very intense locally and accompanied by hail, lightning and strong gusts of wind, on Liguria and Piedmont.The Civil Protection Department in agreement with the regions involved - which is responsible for activating the civil protection systems in the territories concerned - has issued a notice of adverse weather conditions. The weather phenomena, impacting on the different areas of the country, could determine hydrogeological and hydraulic criticalities. The bad weather will affect Lombardy, Tuscany and the western sectors of Emilia-Romagna, and, from the afternoon, the Veneto. From the early afternoon, the warning provides for rainfall, mainly with a reverse or temporal character, over Lazio, especially in the northern and coastal areas.
Strong thunderstorms, flooding and some damage in the Genoese west due to the strong storm that is stationed in the area of Pegli - Arenzano. The Genoa Pegli exit is closed to traffic due to flooding. Between 5 and 6 am more than 90 millimeters of rain fell in Genoa Pegli, 18.6 mm in less than 45 minutes. 80 mm in Bolzaneto. Flooding has already occurred both in Pegli and in Bolzaneto. Arpal reports that torrent levels are growing rapidly.