Overview

• Storm intensity peaked July 13 with heavy rain, hail, wind and over 5,000 lightning strikes along the central-northern Tuscan coast.
• Protezione Civile’s orange and yellow alerts spanned Tuscany and seven other regions before the system moved east and weakened.
• Local authorities in Carrara and Livorno imposed temporary closures of beaches, parks, markets and public events during peak conditions.
• A fresh landslide at Croda Marcora blocked the SS51 Alemagna road to Cortina d'Ampezzo overnight, with detour routes via Tre Croci, Giau and Falzarego in use.
• Meteorological models project an end to stormy breaks and the reestablishment of an African anticyclone that will bring widespread heat next week.