Italy Raining Continental Record in Europe
Northern Italy is recovering from a historic rainstorm that set a new continent-wide record for rainfall in a 12-hour period and left one city with nearly a year’s worth of rain in one day earlier this week.
Rossiglione, Italy, in the province of Genoa, was hit particularly hard by Monday’s torrential rains. Over the space of 24 hours, the city received an incredible 34.8 inches (883.8 mm) of rain.
According to Metrologist analysts, the annual rainfall total for the nearby city of Genoa is just over 42 inches, which is quite indicative for the region as a whole. This means that in just 24 hours, Rossiglione recorded 82.9 percent of the normal rainfall that falls in the region over the course of a year.
Rainfall rates must be tremendous, perhaps even record-breaking, in order to achieve such severe rainfall totals.
According to climatology forecasters , from 5:40 a.m. to 5:40 p.m. local time, the city received a whopping 29.2 inches (740.6 mm), breaking the European continent’s record. Apart from Rossiglione, at least two other Italian cities established new marks on Monday. Montenotte Inferiore now holds the Italian record for the most rainfall in six hours, at 19.5 inches (496 mm). The previous record, according to the Regional Agency for the Protection of the Ligurian Environment (Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell’Ambiente Ligure or ARPAL), was set in Brugnato, Italy, on Oct. 25, 2011, with 18.6 inches (472 mm) in six hours.
Vara Superiore received 14.9 inches (377.8 mm) of rain on Monday, breaking the Italian record for the most rainfall in three hours. According to ARPAL, the previous record was set at Vicomorasso, Italy, on Nov. 4, 2011, when 13.3 inches (336.6 mm) of rain fell in three hours.
The Associated Press reported that flash flooding and mudslides were common across the region on Monday. Although no injuries were recorded, at least one bridge in Quiliano, Italy, collapsed as a result of the intense rain.
As severe rain descended across the region, Genoa, a popular port city, was forced to close its schools, parks, cemeteries, sports facilities, and open-air markets on Monday.
While a tropical cyclone was not required to generate record-breaking rainfall in Italy, upsloping was most certainly a part in Monday’s dramatic occurrence.
According to Weather, torrential rain from a storm moving through southern and central Europe hit parts of Italy on Monday, causing considerable flash floods. The Liguria area of Italy, which borders the Mediterranean Sea and is located in the northern part of the country, was in the crosshairs of extreme weather.
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