August 7, 2026
Italy

Several areas in the northern part of the country were hit by a powerful wave of convective weather. Veneto and Piedmont experienced extreme downpours, large hail, downbursts, and damaging wind gusts. The worst damage occurred in Bovolone, in the province of Verona. A stationary thunderstorm system remained virtually stationary and dropped over 200 mm of rain in about two hours. This amount is comparable to several months of normal precipitation, all in a matter of hours. Bovolone was completely submerged. Streets, basements, garages, and cars were flooded. Strong winds toppled trees and damaged roofs. One tree fell on the Legnago-Nogara railway line. Firefighters had to rescue two people trapped in a van in the flooded area.

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August 7, 2026
Italy

UPDATE

A powerful downsquall, accompanied by hail and strong gusts of wind, occurred overnight in the Treviso area at the foot of Monte Grappa. Damage was reported. A powerful supercell passed through Piedmont, in the Roddi area of ​​the province of Cuneo. It brought heavy rain, hail, and a downsquall. According to Italian meteorologists, rainfall reached 80 mm in places, and wind gusts exceeded 50 km/h. Damage was reported due to strong winds, hail, and heavy rain. Thus, several hazardous phenomena were observed during a single weather episode: extremely intense precipitation, stationary thunderstorm cells, supercells, a downsquall, hail, and squally winds.

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August 7, 2026
Romania

Severe storms and hurricanes hit several regions of Romania. In Brașov Municipality and the neighboring town of Simpetru, gusts of wind knocked trees down onto a parked car and the roadway. Heavy rainfall in Brașov led to flooding of garages on Temeliei Street, where rescuers were using motor pumps to pump out the water. In Alba County, floodwaters caused a mudslide on the DN 75 highway between the towns of Arieșeni and Vârtop. A strong hailstorm swept through Vaslui County. As a result of the storm, nearly 5,000 people in Vaslui were left without power.

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