2021 NH Summer/ SH Winter discussion thread

"Record rainfall over Turin, it has never rained this much in 3 hours since 1928. Temperature drop of 10°C"  (newspaper article summarised and translated by me)



^ Franco Vinetti's picture, viral on social medias, taken yesterday afternoon from the grattacielo Sanpaolo. The heavy rainfall, similar to a water pillar, hit the norther neighbourhoods of Turin


This afternoon violent storms hit the northern area of ​​the city. In the Vanchiglia district the gusts of wind reached 70 km/h. Disruptions also in the Barrier of Milan: in Corso Novara, in particular, several floods occurred affecting the traffic.


^ flooded Borgo Dora district





The storm lasted about 3 hours. For the city center this was the 3-hour rain amount record since 1928, and even the peak of rain per hour (between 60 and 70 mm depending on the area) is close to the historical records of Turin. Here are the data: Turin Via Consolata weather station 87 mm (3-hour rain intensity record since 1928); Turin center weather station 92 mm; Torino Regio Parco weather station 105 mm with gusts up to 65 km/h.


The temperature in the city dropped by over 10 degrees in a few minutes: from 28-29 degrees in the early afternoon to 18 during the storm.