Rome, 2 December 2020 – Le forecast they warned us: here comes low-altitude snow. And from Turin to Nuoro, passing through Bologna (on orange alert), the flakes have arrived. High water was also expected in Venice, so much so that Mayor Brugnaro had the Mose lifted this morning, but the city is dry. It also snows in Lombardy, with whitewashed Milan.
Yellow alert in Piedmont
The regional agency for environmental protection (ARPA) has issued a yellow alert for the southern areas of the region. The low pressure, down from Denmark, has led to a worsening of the weather since yesterday. The heaviest snowfall in the Cuneo area: 15-20 centimeters in Borgo San Dalmazzo, 10 in Alba. Cuneo city also whitewashed. White flakes also in the Asti, Turin and Alessandria areas. A gradual attenuation of the phenomena is expected, with a temporary improvement from tomorrow associated with frosts in the early morning.
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First snow in Bologna
First snowflakes on Bologna. This morning the city woke up under a light snowfall that did not cause any particular inconvenience. According to the bulletin, rainfall will continue, with varying intensity, for the whole day today throughout the region. The Municipality of Bologna informs that, as per Piano Neve, “35 salt spreaders have come out (mainly in the hills but some also in the plains) and 50 blades in the hills” and recommends driving caution.
Tuscany, snow on the Apennine passes
The Civil Protection Room of the Metropolitan City of Florence reports snowfall on the Apennine passes, particularly in the areas of Mugello and upper Mugello. Possible criticisms regarding the viability of competence. Interventions by metropolitan operators with snow and salt spreaders are underway.
Pistoia: snow at low altitude, some trucks are blocked
White (and busy) Milan
First snowfall also in Milan, and, despite the lockdown, traffic has returned, especially in the central streets of the city. This is how the Lombard capital woke up, with a first hint of sleet in the morning, which gradually became a plentiful flock. Thanks to the reopening of some activities and the choice to give up public transport, bikes or mopeds due to weather conditions, the car queues are back. For months now no queues have been seen, especially along the circle of the ramparts and the inner ring road.
Venice, Mose in action
The Mose was raised this morning in Venezia to protect the city fromhigh water which at sea will reach a maximum of about 120 centimeters – revised forecast compared to the initial 130 – around 10.45. With the system currently raised, explains the Municipality’s Tide Center, the water level is 107 cm above the dams, the 60 instead in the internal lagoon, or the least touched around 5, and historical city is therefore dry. More important is the phenomenon in Chioggia, given that the bora wind blows, not the sirocco: beyond the Mose barriers the sea is at 111 cm, in the city the level is at 90 cm.
And while it rains in Venice, vevica in the rest of Veneto: precipitation is a little more intense in the provinces of Verona and Vicenza. The snowfall began in the middle of the night and by dawn many cities already showed a light white layer. Towards morning the flakes have turned to sleet, and the snow is melting on the roads. No traffic problems. Highways and main arteries, indicates the Polstrada, are all passable, thanks to the entry into operation of snow plows and salt spreaders.
Ice in the Nuorese area
Warning for snow and ice in Sardinia on Wednesday night and for the whole day of Thursday, communicates the regional directorate of Civil Protection. On Gennargentu, the steps of “Corre ‘e Boi”, “Jenna Silana” and “Tascusi'” are kept under observation. The alarm is also extended on the “Campeda” plateau, in the stretch between Macomer and Bonorva della Carlo Felice.
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