Four months' worth of rain fell in 48 hours: a record in Ogliastra, 387 mm in Villagrande, 370 in Urzulei
Data from the rainfall network shows that southern Sinnai was the hardest hit with 187 millimetres.Bad weather in Ogliastra (photo by Ettore Loi)
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Almost four months of rain concentrated in 48 hours , considering that on average almost 600 mm of rain falls on the island in a year with peaks of up to 1,500 in the mountains.
The record was set in Villagrande Strisaili; this morning's update reported 387 millimeters of rain falling in two days. Urzulei recorded 370 millimeters, Gairo 283, and Jerzu 241 .
According to rainfall network data updated this morning, Ogliastra is the area hardest hit by rainfall. Further south, 187 mm of rainfall was recorded in Sinnai . And further back, looking for areas with rainfall exceeding 150 mm, we find: 209 mm in Lodè, 157 in Tertenia, 190 in Ilbono, 162 in Sadali, 151 in Esterzili, 176 in Baunei, 160 in Orune, and 171 in Alà dei Sardi.
Pula, Castiadas, Escalaplano and the area close to the Flumendosa, Fonni, Mamoiada, Orani, Nuoro (137), Onanì, Padru exceed 100 .
(Unioneonline/L)
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