Christmas hail whitens the plain in the Reggio area – Chronicle

Reggio Emilia, December 25, 2020 – A hailstorm, mixed with snow, characterized Christmas afternoon, between the capital but especially towards La Bassa, especially affecting Bagnolo, Castelnovo Sotto, Boretto, Poviglio, in addition to some areas of the Enza Valley, which had been affected by hail at the end of the morning. An anomalous storm, at least for the period. Because if strong gusts of wind were expected, particularly in the Apennines, a storm of this type was less likely, which literally they whitewashed the streets and courtyards, fortunately with small hailstones, which did not damage the cars or other structures.

But the disturbances to the roads were evident, particularly along the strip of territory of the Plain affected by the storm, turning the road for a few dozen minutes into a layer of ice, making it difficult to keep vehicles on the track even at low speeds.

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The precipitation was short-lived and in a short time the situation on the roads returned to normal. And only in Castelnovo In bad weather it would have favored an off-road skid of a car, in via Prato Bovino, with three people involved. One of the motorists appeared in very critical condition and was brought urgently at the Santa Maria Nuova in Reggio.

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