Strong tornado hits Milano Marittima, giant hail in Abruzzo, Italy

A strong tornado hit Milano Marittima, near Ravenna, northern Italy on July 10, 2019.
According to ANSA, one woman was hurt and taken to Cesena's Bugalini Hospital in serious. She is not in a life-threatening condition.
Trees were downed, including 200 century-old marine pines, road signs, billboards and other hoardings, as a tornado ripped through the town.
Several streets and roads were closed in the area.
The whole area has been devastated, ilmeteo.it reported… numerous cars were destroyed.
Hail the size of oranges hit Abruzzo, Pescara on July 10, injuring 18 people including a pregnant woman, ANSA reported.
All victims were taken to the town's emergency room with bruises and other injuries, mainly to the head.
Intense hailstorms were also reported in Emilia-Romagna, with severe damage to crops from Piacenza to Rimini.
Car trapped in intense flash floods in Pescara, Italy this afternoon, July 10th. Video by Fabrizio D'Agresta via @CMS – Centro Meteorologico Siciliano – ODV pic.twitter.com/iBR8h2r0c1
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) July 10, 2019
Wie op dit moment vertoeft in #Italië zal het geweten hebben! Forse #onweersbuien (supercells) trekken met giant #hail over de regio. Er wordt stormschade en wateroverlast gemeld. Locatie: Fossacescia. Report: Trabocco Punta Rocciosa #world #italy #gewitter #orage #hagel pic.twitter.com/xIBOnRJX6t
— NoodweerBenelux (@NoodweerBe) July 10, 2019
GIANT…. Hail bombardment during #hailstorm in Pescara, #Italy this afternoon 10th July! Damage has been reported… video via https://t.co/iccuNetvPi #severeweather #extremeweather pic.twitter.com/HC6DQKGkF2
— WEATHER/ METEO WORLD (@StormchaserUKEU) July 10, 2019
https://t.co/moAKJ3Qr1H #maltempo #meteo #allertameteo #abruzzo #Marche pic.twitter.com/yjUry8C3f0
— Notiziedi (@Notiziedi_it) July 10, 2019
Violenta #tempesta nelle #Marche e in #Abruzzo. Stabilimenti balneari devastati, a rischio riapertura. Incendi in Sicilia. pic.twitter.com/dlnazqC1DM
— Tg3 (@Tg3web) July 10, 2019
The events are a part of severe weather outbreak affecting SE Italy, S Adriatic Sea and S Albania today.
Image credit Blitzortung
Featured image credit: Cyclone of Rhodes 2020
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