Sudden bad weather this afternoon on Ogliastra. In Ussassai a violent hailstorm lasting for an hour struck the village of 480 inhabitants at an altitude of 700 meters. Residents were taken aback: shortly before they had to cope with the great summer heat.
After the hail the rain came: "After 3pm a black cloud was positioned over the town that half an hour later discharged lightning, rain and hail like bullets - said the mayor Francesco Usai who published the photo of a hailstone with a diameter of 1 cm and a half crashed on his balcony - It was two intense hours, it was like being in the middle of a typhoon: in addition to lightning, rain and hail, there was a strange whirlwind of winds that overwhelmed everything. The bad weather subsided around 5.30 pm when the cloud moved towards Perdasdefogu ".
Thunderstorms were also recorded in the Nuorese area.
But in Ussassai, in the meantime, the damage is counted: "It is a question of seeing how devastating this storm has been for our crops - added the mayor -: I foresee damage to the vineyards and gardens but I do not exclude that there may be some have also been in town, on cars and homes. Tomorrow morning we will do an inspection and check the situation ".
(Unioneonline / ss)
