Ferrara, July 19, 2026 – The bad weather strikes again in the Ferrara area. After the violent downpour that hit the city two days ago, plunging Ferrara back into nightmare, another violent storm hit the province last night. The hailstorm that affected the northeastern Ferrara area towards the Po Delta last night was truly incredible.
The areas hit by the record hailstorm
The areas hit by the downpour that came from Veneto were those between Cologna, Sant’Apollinare, Berra, Serravalle, Jolanda di Savoia, Ariano Ferrarese, Mezzogoro, Pontelangorino, Massenzatica, Mesola, Bosco Mesola, Santa Giustina, Volano, Goro and Gorino.
Numerous damages, cars and houses destroyed by hail
There were numerous damages caused by record hailstones, 6-7 centimeters in diameter: one of these, found 6 hours after the weather event, in a ditch between Jolanda di Savoia and Berra, was even 9 centimeters. The hailstones dented cars, broke windows and rear windows, as well as some windows of houses and warehouses.
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The waterspout and the downburst
All this without forgetting the waterspout that appeared in the Lido degli Scacchi area a day ago and swept away several umbrellas and damaged the beach resorts in the area. This despite the alarm being raised immediately.
“The sea was not calm at all, the attention is high, very high,” said Sara Bonazza, owner of ‘Delfinus’. What worries is the speed with which the phenomenon formed. “I believe we witnessed the occurrence of two events – she continues – first the waterspout then the downburst.”
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