Bad weather: rains and thunderstorms in the South, orange alert in Calabria

2021-09-04T16:19:06.936Z

In this first weekend of September, it will be bad weather in most of Italy. The Peninsula is under the influence of western currents with a cyclonic curvature, inside which unstable impulses travel which tend to affect mainly the southern peninsula, with prevailing rainfalls. The Civil Protection has triggered the orange alert for today and tomorrow on the northern and central-northern Tyrrhenian slopes of Calabria. Based on the available forecasts, the Department of Civil Protection, in agreement with the regions involved - which are responsible for activating the civil protection systems in the territories concerned - has issued a warning of adverse weather conditions. Meteorological phenomena, impacting on the different areas of the country,they could determine hydrogeological and hydraulic criticalities which are reported, in a national summary, in the National Criticality and Alert Bulletin which can be consulted on the Department's website (www.protezionecivile.gov.it). The meteorological picture and the critical issues forecast for Italy is updated daily on the basis of new forecasts and the evolution of the phenomena and is always available on the website of the Department of Civil Protection, together with the general rules of conduct to be followed in case of bad weather. The notice foresees from today afternoon, Saturday 4 September, scattered precipitations, predominantly of a downpour or thunderstorm, on Campania, Basilicata and Calabria. The phenomena will be accompanied by strong showers, local hailstorms, frequent electrical activity and strong gusts of wind.On the basis of the expected and ongoing phenomena, an orange alert on the northern and central-northern Tyrrhenian slopes of Calabria was assessed for today, Saturday 4 September, and tomorrow, Sunday 5 September. Also assessed for tomorrow's yellow alert on Molise, Basilicata, Puglia, southern Campania, the remaining territory of Calabria and the north-eastern sector of Sicily. The information on the regional alert levels, on the specific criticalities that could affect the individual territories and on the prevention actions adopted are managed by the territorial structures of Civil Protection, in contact with which the Department monitors the evolution of the situation.Sunday 5 September, orange alert on the northern and central-northern Tyrrhenian slopes of Calabria. Also assessed for tomorrow's yellow alert on Molise, Basilicata, Puglia, southern Campania, the remaining territory of Calabria and the north-eastern sector of Sicily. The information on the regional alert levels, on the specific criticalities that could affect the individual territories and on the prevention actions adopted are managed by the territorial structures of Civil Protection, in contact with which the Department monitors the evolution of the situation.Sunday 5 September, orange alert on the northern and central-northern Tyrrhenian slopes of Calabria. Also assessed for tomorrow's yellow alert on Molise, Basilicata, Puglia, southern Campania, the remaining territory of Calabria and the north-eastern sector of Sicily. The information on the regional alert levels, on the specific criticalities that could affect the individual territories and on the prevention actions adopted are managed by the territorial structures of Civil Protection, in contact with which the Department monitors the evolution of the situation.on the remaining territory of Calabria and on the north-eastern sector of Sicily. The information on the regional alert levels, on the specific criticalities that could affect the individual territories and on the prevention actions adopted are managed by the territorial structures of Civil Protection, in contact with which the Department monitors the evolution of the situation.on the remaining territory of Calabria and on the north-eastern sector of Sicily. The information on the regional alert levels, on the specific criticalities that could affect the individual territories and on the prevention actions adopted are managed by the territorial structures of Civil Protection, in contact with which the Department monitors the evolution of the situation.