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Malta

Mediterranean Faces Dangerous High Flood Risk as a Deep Low Drives Extreme Rainfall

January 19, 2026 by Marko Korosec
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A potentially dangerous heavy rainfall event with a high flooding risk will evolve across parts of southern Europe and the Mediterranean this week, associated with persistent … Read more

Categories Global weather Tags algeria, Corsica, deep low, europe, flash floods, flooding, italy, Malta, Mediterranean, Sardinia, Sicily

A potential Medicane is Forecast to form in the Ionian Sea this week, posing a heavy Rainfall threat for Sicily and Malta. Major Flooding Event Expected for Greece

September 4, 2023 by Marko Korosec
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A significant marine heatwave in the Mediterranean continues into the first month of autumn season 2023, thanks to still significant anomaly of seawater temperatures in … Read more

Categories Global weather Tags cyclone, flash floods, flooding, greece, Ionian sea, italy, libya, Malta, Medicane, Mediterranean, Sicily, TLC, tropical-like cyclone

A Rare Medicane Forms South of Italy, Prompts Red Alert Warning for Sicily, Malta and Libya as More Extreme Rain and Destructive Floods Heads Their Way Over the Weekend

October 28, 2021 by Marko Korosec
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An extreme anomaly of seawater temperatures in the region between Italy, Malta, Greece, and Libya has led to a formation of an intense Tropical-Like Cyclone … Read more

Categories Europe Weather Tags calabria, cyclone, flash floods, flooding, hurricane, italy, libya, Malta, Medicane, Mediterranean, Sicily, tropical storm, tropical-like cyclone

Rex block pattern with deep upper low over the Mediterranean brings lots of rain and flooding into southern Italy tonight

March 25, 2020 by Marko Korosec

A potentially dangerous setup is unfolding across the southern Mediterranean today and tonight. In response to a deepening upper low, a pronounced surface low and … Read more

Categories Mesoscale Discussion Archives Tags calabria, excessive rainfall, flash floods, italy, Malta, Mediterranean, rex block, saharan dust, Sicily, upper low

Exceptionally large amounts of Saharan dust pushed into France, Spain, Italy, and W-CNTRL Mediterranean this weekend!

April 20, 2019 by Admin SWE

An exceptionally large dust event is coming for western Europe and the western Mediterranean this weekend. France, parts of Spain and Portugal, particularly the Balearic … Read more

Categories Mesoscale Discussion Archives Tags Balearic islands, Calima, Corsica, cutoff low, france, italy, Malta, Mediterranean, saharan dust, Sardinia

Severe thunderstorms hit southern Italy and Malta – Nov 10, 2017

November 11, 2017 by Admin SWE

Severe thunderstorms hit the southern part of Italy and Malta with major hailstorms and torrential rainfall, which caused local flooding. Intense lightning activity with storms … Read more

Categories Recent events Tags central, flooding, hail, hailstorm, italy, Malta, Mediterranean, rainfall, severe, Sicily, thunderstorms, tornado, torrential

Numerous waterspouts reported across the central Mediterranean – Oct 3, 2017

February 23, 2021October 3, 2017 by Admin SWE

Numerous waterspouts have been reported across the central Mediterranean over the past several days. Reports have come from all coastal areas of Italy, including Sicily … Read more

Categories Recent events Tags gradient, italy, lapse, Malta, Mediterranean, rate, reports, Sardinia, Sicily, temperature, trumpet, waterspout

Intense Adriatic-effect snow over E Italy – December 30-31, 2014

November 19, 2023December 31, 2014 by Admin SWE

Strong Adriatic-effect snowfall is ongoing along the E half of the Apennine peninsula and on some Adriatic islands on December 30-31, 2014. The Adriatic-effect snowfall … Read more

Categories Latest news Tags adriatic, apennine, blizzard, clouds, effect, italy, lake, Malta, peninsula, Sicily, snow
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