Over 200 liters of rain per square meter in certain regions of Ticino
Published: Monday, Apr 1st 2024, 10:50
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On Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter, a total of over 200 liters of precipitation per square meter fell in certain regions of Ticino. In some cases, more rain or snow fell than the average for the entire month of March.
As the weather service Meteonews reported on Monday, the Mosogno TI measuring station in the Onsernone Valley recorded the highest value at 255 liters per square meter. On a long-term average, 100 to 140 liters can be expected in northern Ticino throughout March.
However, the 159 liters measured in Locarno-Monti also clearly exceeded the March standard. It is 96 liters.
Parts of Valais and Uri also received a lot of rain. In Simplon-Dorf VS, for example, 152 millimetres of rain were measured between Good Friday morning and Easter Monday morning, which corresponds to 152 liters of precipitation per square metre. On the Göscheneralp UR it was 136 millimetres and 136 liters respectively.
Malgré les fortes pluies et la neige, la carte fédérale des dangers naturels n'indiquait lundi matin qu'un risque modéré d'inondation pour le nord du Tessin et la région du Simplon.
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