Mistral winds exceeding 100 km/h: injuries and damage from fallen trees, planes diverted. Sardinia remains under state of alert.

Mistral gusts of over 100 kilometers per hour will rage until late afternoon. Then more rain, with the Civil Protection Department issuing a new flood and hydrogeological risk alert for all of Sardinia (except Gallura). The warning is yellow.

2026 saw record levels of rainfall on the Island but it's not over.

The bulletin

The latest bulletin issued by experts at the Via Biasi power station in Cagliari states that "a low-pressure system of Atlantic origin is crossing Sardinia and has entered the Tyrrhenian Sea. This is associated with a low-pressure system over the Ligurian Sea, causing strong pressure gradients with locally gale-force winds over the central-western Mediterranean."

In the morning , "isolated to scattered rainfall was recorded in Sardinia, including showers or isolated thunderstorms, with weak cumulative rainfall especially in the central and north-eastern sectors."

In the afternoon, "isolated rainfall, including showers, with light cumulative rainfall. Geomorphological and hydraulic problems are therefore possible, mainly in the central and northwestern parts of the island. Rising water levels in the Tirso, Temo, Flumini Mannu di Cagliari, and Flumendosa basins."

A new low-pressure system is expected to pass through tomorrow, after 6 pm.

The drama in Ogliastra

Meanwhile, the wind continued to wreak havoc across the island. This morning , the search for the bodies of the two sailors killed in the sinking of the fishing vessel Luigino in Santa Maria Navarrese was called off.

Three boys injured

In Sassari, at Emicilo, a fallen tree slightly injured a girl . In Usini, two trees fell near a school, slightly injuring two boys.

Fallen trees on the street

In Arzachena, a car was hit by a tree that fell on provincial road 14. Other serious problems have been reported from north to south.

This afternoon, state road 291 "della Nurra" in Alghero was closed to traffic due to branches on the road. Anas teams are on site to ensure traffic safety. Traffic has been diverted onto alternative routes until the work is completed.

Fear in Villasimius

In Villasimius, the wind ripped off the school's roof: debris hit the windows of the middle school building. Fear erupted in the classroom. ( FULL STORY HERE )

Damage in Alghero

In Alghero, there have been dozens of reports of damage and fallen trees. A window broke off from a fourth-floor apartment and fell onto the street: only in one case was no one passing by ( NEWS HERE ). Schools in the Catalan town will be closed tomorrow ( NEWS HERE ).

Disruptions also in Cagliari

In the capital, the damage was less severe, but the wind still caused several disruptions. On Via Po, strong gusts tore down an advertising billboard. Firefighters responded to the scene to secure the area and prevent the structure from falling onto parked cars.

At the Santissima Trinità hospital, a large pine tree fell on a nurse's car, destroying the front end. A tree was also uprooted in the pine forest at the Cittadella della Salute on Via Romagna ( READ MORE HERE ).

Problems for ships and planes

Ships bound for Porto Torres were diverted to Olbia. Flights between Naples and the Sardinian capital were interrupted. Flights from Milan to Alghero and from Fiumicino to Olbia landed in Cagliari. The ITA flight from Rome bound for the Riviera del Corallo suffered the same fate around 8:00 PM: it rerouted to Cagliari.

Firefighters, hundreds of interventions

Throughout the day, fire brigade operations centers across Sardinia were inundated with calls for intervention and assistance: over 500 were made by 5 pm, with hundreds more queuing ( NEWS HERE ).