Heavy snowfalls occurred in north Italy during the last days. The Italian Alps were buried in a snow layer of more than 1.5 meters at places.
Although October and November are the most humid months of the year for Italy, this year the precipitation heights reached record values.
Severe snowfalls started in the Italian Alps on 15th November covering surfaces with a 1.5 meters-thick layer of fresh snow.
Beautiful…First snow this evening 15th November in Bolzano, Italy! Report Inmeteo #snow #winter pic.twitter.com/wryJilYBVc
— WEATHER/ METEO WORLD (@StormchaserUKEU) November 15, 2019
The accomodation Madonna di Campiglio is buried in snow. A similar situation is presented in the lake Pragser Wildsee and the town Cuneo.
Beautiful winter scenery, yesterday at Braies lake, N Italy.
Video recorded by Gabriele Marche – posted with permission. pic.twitter.com/OEpUjlXCGq
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) November 15, 2019
People shared loads of videos and pictures of the heavy snowfall in the region on tweeter:
Huge amount of fresh snow in Madonna di Campiglio, Trentino (1700m ASL), Italy today! Thanks to William Bombarda for the report – posted with permission pic.twitter.com/ZmaPlsgt9j
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) November 15, 2019
Good afternoon from the snowy winterland of northern Italy. Overnight we got at least a foot of fresh powder snow perfect for all you skiers. Headed out for a walk soon and will snap some photos. Have a great day and a fun filled weekend! Buongiornata from Italy ??????? pic.twitter.com/0zacQrcxz2
— Pat Savage ?? (@patsavageband) November 15, 2019
Meanwhile, heavy rain occurred in Trento, where finally turned into snow. The snow depth reached 0.8-1.2 meters. According to the local authorities, there are disruptions in the local road network.
The phenomena will persist until Tuesday (19/11/2019).
Source: sputniknews