Venice, Italy: violent hailstones in June turn the streets white

VENICE was hit by stormy weather and hailstones yesterday which, in just a couple of minutes, turned the city’s streets white as though with snow.

At around 16.30 on Wednesday, torrential rain hit the city and quickly turned to a violent hailstorm. Public transport briefly came to a halt due to poor visibility.

Grandinata su Venezia @Emergenza24 ©️ Interpress per @nuova_venezia https://t.co/xPNAa4Apht pic.twitter.com/7fsa3GT0ys

— Paolo Cagnan (@PCagnan) June 10, 2020

Locals commented that the city looked like a “Christmas card.”

#Venezia la grandinata che ha imbiancato le calli. come una nevicata https://t.co/L8vtcvc5gi pic.twitter.com/g6gdi5tNbv

— Corriere del Veneto (@corriereveneto) June 11, 2020

Nearby beaches were also coated in white after the hailstorm.

Eccezionale grandinata a #Caorle #Venezia. In #direttameteo la spiaggia imbiancata pic.twitter.com/zv8OieUrxx

— 3B Meteo (@3BMeteo) July 11, 2013

The dramatic hailstones come on the heels of a rare high tide on June 4 which flooded St Mark’s Square.