- An extreme hailstorm hit Rome on Sunday, blanketing the city in ice and creating rivers of meltwater.
- Drivers were trapped in their cars and small rivers ran down the escalators in underground stations, forcing some to close.
- The bad weather also affected other areas of Italy, including Milan, Bologna, and Sicily.
- Videos on social media show the scale of the cleanup operation in Rome, as tall banks of hail lined the streets on Monday.
A freak hailstorm covered Rome in ice on Sunday, leaving drivers trapped in their cars and creating rivers of freezing water on the streets and in the city's subway stations.
Photos posted to social media show that the city looked as if it was covered in snow after the freak storm hit and interrupted the summery conditions that had been in the city.
Footage showed the hail fall, blanketing the ground.
The conditions left drivers trapped in their cars as the hail collected and meltwaters caused flooding on the roads.
These floodwaters poured into underground stations, creating rivers on the escalators.
At least six Metro stops and one overground station were closed, Italian news site TheLocal.it reported, though all stations had reopened by Monday morning.
The weather also reached other parts of Italy, including Milan, Bologna, and Sicily.
Agriculture association Coldiretti called the sudden hail "a calamity for Italian farming", according to Italian news agency Ansa.
Footage from Tuesday shows huge amounts of hail on the side of Rome's streets as the cleanup operation begun.
Enormous hail accumulations in Rome, Italy last night, October 21. Report: Info Meteo pic.twitter.com/qPPDWEaqAj
- severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) October 22, 2018Enormous hail accumulations in Rome, Italy last night, October 21. Report via Valter Grizančič pic.twitter.com/t5qEZabAN6
- severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) October 22, 2018An intense hailstorm produced these major hail accumulations on Viale Alessandrino, Rome, Italy tonight, October 21. Report: Alessio Faina pic.twitter.com/ZCYSDNFLXK
- severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) October 21, 2018Major hailstorm in Rome, Italy tonight, Oct 21! Bad idea to drive in this. Report: Arianna Sasso pic.twitter.com/ZOMLWXe6fA
- severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) October 21, 2018Major hailstorm in Rome, Italy tonight, October 21. Those are submerged cars. Report: Meteo neve Roma e Castelli pic.twitter.com/V6qPLi2x30
- severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) October 21, 2018Major hailstorm runoff going underground. Another view. Ever seen or experienced anything like this? Rome, Italy yesterday, October 21. Report: Pina Bucci pic.twitter.com/uay1OggyDd
- severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) October 22, 2018Major hailstorm runoff going underground. Another view. Ever seen or experienced anything like this? Rome, Italy yesterday, October 21. Report: Pina Bucci pic.twitter.com/uay1OggyDd
- severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) October 22, 2018Another view of enormous hail accumulations in Rome, Italy the day after the severe hailstorm! October 22. Report: Notizie Meteo Italia pic.twitter.com/jd9yli8gqk
- severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) October 23, 2018The day after - clearing enormous amounts of hail after the intense hailstorm last night. Rome, Italy. October 22. Report: Notizie meteo Italia pic.twitter.com/NEtEWpc6Sy
- severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) October 22, 2018