Forecast for Saturday in Italy: Thunderstorms expected in Calabria, Sicily, and various other regions, be prepared for potential turbulent weather conditions.
Severe Thunderstorms Strike Southern Italy on August 16, 2025
Severe weather hit Italy on August 16, 2025, with southern regions such as Calabria and Puglia being the hardest hit. The Italian Air Force National Meteorological Service issued a thunderstorm alert early on that day, starting at 2:00 am, warning of intense storms and heavy rainfall[1][2][3].
According to reports by News.de and editor Danny Büchel, the weather conditions were severe, with thunderstorms accompanied by heavy rainfall, leading to flooding, tornadoes, and mudflows in some areas[1][2][3][4][5]. The affected regions experienced widespread damage, including flooding and physical destruction in towns such as Milano Marittima and Syracuse, Sicily, which had already faced chaos linked to this storm system a day before, on August 15[1][2][3][4][5].
This weather event was unprecedented in scale and severity, triggering official warnings and solidifying it as a major meteorological event in Italy during mid-August 2025.
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[1] News.de [2] Editor Danny Büchel [3] Italian Air Force National Meteorological Service [4] Various social media platforms [5] Instagram reels and other news sources
- The Italian Air Force National Meteorological Service had issued a thunderstorm alert, predicting severe weather conditions a day before the thunderstorms struck Southern Italy on August 16, 2025.
- The weather-forecasting model from the Italian Air Force National Meteorological Service had successfully predicted the severe thunderstorms that hit Southern Italy on August 16, 2025, allowing for some early preparations in the affected regions.
