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On the Peninsula, a disturbance brings cold and snow to the north where mostly cloudy weather is expected in all regions, with snow phenomena even on the plains. The phenomena will be more intense in the Apennines of Emilia and in the Triveneto, says the Air Force. Between the late hours of the morning and the afternoon of today there is a tendency to attenuate the phenomena in the Piedmontese plains and in western Liguria.
Strong gale-force storm winds from the southwest are also expected initially in Liguria, Emilia Romagna, the central regions, the coasts of Veneto and Friuli and later also in the south with attenuation in the afternoon in the northeast; moderate variables in the remaining north. Seas from very rough to locally large the Sea of Sardinia and the central Tyrrhenian; the Ligurian Sea, the Sardinian Channel and the Upper Tyrrhenian Sea are very rough; from rough to very rough the remaining seas
Milan and Lombardy woke up this morning covered in a thick layer of fresh snow. Last night the snowfalls began and now, in Milan, the white mantle measures between 5 and 10 centimeters, with the main roads swept but many others, the secondary ones, still covered with snow.
Snow plows and salt spreaders have been in action since dawn Valtellina and Valchiavenna, hit by a strong wave of bad weather with heavy snowfall also at the bottom of the valley. The capital, Sondrio, woke up this morning in the snow. Several alpine passes are closed or can only be covered with mounted chains. The fear now, in addition to the one linked to the passability of the roads, in particular those of the villages in the middle of the mountains, is also of a possible exodus to the bottom of the valley of herds of deer and chamois to look for food and overcome the frosts of the night.
Heavy snowfall underway in the Apennine stretches of A7, A26, A6 and in the Cisa where the transit of heavy vehicles is prohibited. At the moment no criticality is reported thanks also to the low traffic.
Based on the meteorological bulletin issued by Civil Protection, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (FS Italiane group) has activated the emergency phase of the snow and frost plans on some lines in Liguria, Piedmont and Lombardy. The Civil Protection bulletin also foresees the possibility of freezing in some areas of the interior of Liguria and under Piedmont. The rail offer is confirmed with some reductions in scheduled regional traffic on lines where more abundant snowfall is expected. At the moment, medium and long distance rail traffic is not affected.
In Liguria, the municipality of Genoa alerted Amiu to arrange for salt spreaders to pass along the main road network and in mountainous areas, depending on the evolution of weather conditions and need. At the same time, the Roads Operational Committee meeting in the Prefecture defined the operational aspects of the different Security Bodies and Bodies for the application of the measures provided for in the so-called Snow Plan and preventive operations and interventions. implement in case of serious problems in road and highway traffic. In particular, at the Genoese highway junction, the Prefecture has issued a “strong recommendation” to drivers of heavy vehicles “to follow closely the news related to the evolution of the weather and report on the situation traffic before departure. ”, Especially from 6 am today.
