Overview

• Protezione Civile issued orange alerts for storms in Lombardy and yellow warnings across 11 regions in response to risks of hail and supercell thunderstorms.
• A 63-year-old woman in San Vittore Olona was killed when a storm-toppled tree struck her, and two others were injured.
• An Italo high-speed train was struck by lightning near Melegnano on the Milan–Bologna line, halting service and causing delays of up to 70 minutes.
• Severe thunderstorms swept across northern regions, producing hail, downburst winds up to 100 km/h and temperature drops of as much as 10 °C.
• Forecasts say the cold front will move south over the next days, easing storms in the north and moderating the heatwave in central and southern Italy.