Chilling...

Italy 🇮🇹 has just broken its 6-hour national rainfall record. Cairo Montenotte (near Genoa in the north-west) recorded a jaw-dropping 496 mm (19.5 inches) of rain in just 6 hours.

Satellite shows a stationary thunderstorm pummelling the area all day. pic.twitter.com/5NmxKBHNm0

— Scott Duncan (@ScottDuncanWX) October 4, 2021