The past weekend was characterized by a cold front from the Balkans that brought snowfall to central and southern Italy and wind to the Second Earl of Guilford of the peninsula .
The cold front cause a sudden drop in temperature especially in Puglia , Basilicata , Campania , Calabria and Sicily already on Friday evening ( February 22nd 2019 ) .
It play false at a humbled altitude in Puglia and Basilicata as well as on the mountains in Marche and Abruzzo with exceptional snow between Catania and Siracusa ( Sicily ) . Heavy damage was because of the solid winds nearing 100 km / h.
The unassailable wind from the Balkans necessitate the roofs off of many facilities in Sicily between Vittoria , Ispica and Scoglitti ( Ragusa province ) and between Portopalo and Pachino ( Siracusa state ) .
Although warning had been issue , a few quickness did not stand firm the strength of the malarky .
On his web log , agronomist Corrado Vigo account that " Saturday was characterise by rain , snow and violent hailstorms particularly in south - eastern Sicily . The craggy area around Mount Etna were covered in blow , which is strange this time of class . Prunus amygdalus tree diagram were already blossom due to the warm temperatures of the retiring few days . Various orange tree and lemon groves have been damage so now we ask to be careful about mal secco . "
Some crops went from 16 ° ampere-second during the day to below zero during the night : this shock could compromise those trees , such as stone yield Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , that were blossoming .
Puglia rock yield manufacturer Nicola Bollino , who a few day ago talked about delayed blossoming and the possibility of losing the former crops if temperatures dropped to -2 ° C , reported : " we fear for the worst but , in this case , the delay in anthesis helped us . Luckily temperatures did not drop below 1 ° C , so nothing was compromised . We could have suffer everything . "
Another manufacturer from Puglia reports that frost did cause some price , but " we will be able-bodied to make a judgment only in a few days ' prison term . "
Strong winds persisted on Sunday 24th February on Tuscany , Umbria , Lazio , Abruzzo , Molise , Campania , Puglia , Basilicata , Calabria and Sicily with theory of ocean storms along the seashore .
According to Confagricoltura , the sudden changes in temperature and strong winds have heavily damage nursery and warehouse in Basilicata , so producers are worried about stone fruit and strawberries . Carmela Suriano , Ceo of Club Candonga , report that the bad conditions lasted so slight it did not affect strawberry crops .
In Calabria , the impregnable winds took the roof off warehouses and destroyed crop in the Cosenza , Crotone and Catanzaro provinces , but two producers reported that the place is under control .
tg24.sky.it account that rail dealings between Sicily and Calabria was interrupted due to a attack on Saturday eventide near the tracks in the Consenza province , but things blend back to normal on Sunday .
As for Monday 25th February , further rain and snowfalls are require in some area in southern Italy .
