Firefighters had to send divers to an underpass, in via Lanzi, for two vans that were submerged due to the disturbance. Hail covered the avenues around the Fortezza da Basso with a white blanket.
In one hour the rain gauge station of Florence-University recorded 35 mm of rain, 17.8 mm at the Botanical Garden, 8.8mm at the Boboli Gardens."Water bomb on Florence. Avoid transits from underpasses and pay close attention to the outside," Florence Mayor Dario Nardella wrote on Twitter.