Real-time coverage of floods event — Green Flood in Italy from: 26 Jul 2026 01 to: 13 Aug 2026 01. — Pandita Data.
🌊 OPEN LIVE 3D WEATHER ALERTSAn exceptional 18-day flood event impacted northern Italy's Trentino-Alto Adige region from 26 July to 13 August 2026, centred near coordinates 46.278°N, 11.517°E. The "Green Flood" designation reflects prolonged saturation of river systems and valleys across this Alpine foothill zone, displacing communities and threatening critical infrastructure downstream.
This extended inundation poses acute risks to residents in low-lying valleys, agricultural zones, and settlements dependent on regional road networks. Power outages, water contamination, and landslide cascades—common secondary hazards in Alpine flood events—remain active threats during and after saturation peaks.
Prolonged rainfall over the Dolomites and surrounding Alpine slopes saturated soil profiles and exceeded channel capacity across multiple tributaries feeding the Adige and Brenta river systems. In this region, orographic lift—where moist Atlantic air rises over mountains—intensifies precipitation on windward slopes, with 18-day cumulative rainfall often exceeding 150–300 mm in headwater catchments.
The extended duration amplifies flood risk: soil permeability decreases as porosity fills, converting incremental rainfall into direct runoff rather than infiltration. Snowmelt contributions from high elevation and antecedent wet conditions from prior storms created a cascading hydrological system primed for exceptional flows.
Real-time satellite precipitation data from NOAA and NASA measure rainfall accumulation across the region, while USGS streamflow sensors monitor discharge in the Adige, Brenta, and tributary channels. Pandita's 3D flood simulation integrates topographic models, soil saturation indices, and river-flow forecasts to visualize inundation extent, duration, and impact zones in near real-time.
Northern Italy experiences 3–5 significant flood events annually; Alpine and pre-Alpine regions account for ~60% of flood-related fatalities and economic loss. Extended-duration events (>10 days) are historically correlated with secondary hazards: landslides, bridge failure, and supply-chain disruption affecting 2–5 million residents across the Po Valley and tributary zones.
Monitor Pandita Data's real-time 3D flood and weather simulations to visualize inundation patterns, streamflow dynamics, and precipitation trends across the Trentino-Alto Adige basin.