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Red Snow-Ice Warning Issued for Piemonte, Italy

Reported by Meteoalarm Italy

Meteoalarm issued a red snow-ice warning for Piemonte, Italy, classified as extreme and likely. It is due to begin 20 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC and expire at 21:59 UTC.

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  • Affected location: Piemonte
Two mountaineers in the right side are approaching the summit of Cima dei Preti. This is the summit, that as you can see is partially coeverd in snow, is located in the municipality of Cimolais, province of Pordenone, region Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. Picture taken on the 2nd of october in 2022. 2022-10-02
Illustrative image: Two mountaineers in the right side are approaching the summit of Cima dei Preti. This is the summit, that as you can see is partially coeverd in snow, is located in the municipality of Cimolais, province of Pordenone, region Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. Picture taken on the 2nd of october in 2022. 2022-10-02 — Mænsard vokser/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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The warning identifies an extreme snow-ice event affecting Piemonte during the stated period.

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Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
7/10
Geographic reach
3/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
4/10

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