• Powerful tornado damages school and homes in Marsala, disrupts transport in Western Sicily, Italy

    A large tornado struck Marsala and nearby Petrosino in western Sicily at around 10:00 LT (08:00 UTC) on October 9, 2026, damaging homes, vehicles, utility infrastructure and the Alcide De Gasperi school complex in Contrada Terrenove. Hundreds of students were evacuated, while a later ASP Trapani update said nine people—four children and five adults—were treated at Paolo Borsellino Hospital for minor cuts and abrasions.

  • Severe storms leave 2 dead, trigger flooding and evacuations across Italy, Slovenia and Croatia

    Severe storms and torrential rainfall struck parts of Italy, Slovenia and Croatia on September 9 and 10, 2026, causing flooding, evacuations, transport disruption and localized infrastructure damage. Two women died in Italy during the event, one after becoming trapped in a flooded underpass at Latisana and another after being struck by broken window glass at Sinalunga.

  • Thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and flash flood risk forecast across northern Italy, Slovenia and Croatia, ending late-summer heat

    Widespread thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall are forecast across northern Italy, Slovenia and Croatia on September 9, 2026, with intense rainfall posing a risk of rapid rises in torrential watercourses and localized flash flooding. A marked temperature drop is also forecast behind the system, bringing substantially cooler conditions to northern Italy and parts of the Alpine and northern Adriatic region after the recent late-summer heat.

  • Heavy rains trigger flash floods on Elba Island, Italy

    A severe storm delivered 65 mm (2.56 inches) of rain in under one hour on Elba Island, Italy, on August 20, 2025, triggering flash floods in Portoferraio, where streets were submerged and transport was disrupted, while drainage systems overflowed across the island.

  • Severe thunderstorms forecast for northern Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and Ukraine

    Severe thunderstorms, accompanied by heavy rainfall, large hail, and damaging wind gusts, are forecast to affect northern Italy, southern Slovenia, western Croatia, northeastern Hungary, eastern Slovakia, western Ukraine, and eastern Poland on July 7 and 8, 2025. Widespread weather alerts have been issued by national agencies, with impacts expected in both urban and rural regions.