Orange and Red Weather Alerts for Tuscany Ahead of Heavy Rain
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There is a weather alert in Tuscany, Italy. The alert starts on Wednesday 11 November at 5 p.m. It is an orange alert. This means the weather can be dangerous. The orange alert stops at midnight on Thursday 12 November.
On Thursday 12 November, the alert changes. In the mountains and hills, it becomes a red alert. A red alert means the weather is very dangerous. This red alert starts at 10 a.m. and stops at midnight.
The city of Pistoia is in this area. Officials say there will be strong rain in the area. The red alert is for the north-west of Tuscany. Local teams are ready to help if there are problems.
Vocabulary15 words
- alert
- a warning about danger
- orange alert
- a warning that bad weather is coming; less serious than red
- red alert
- a warning that weather is very dangerous
- rain
- water that falls from the sky
- mountains
- very high land
- hills
- land that is high, but lower than mountains
- midnight
- 12 o'clock at night
- officials
- people who work for the government
- dangerous
- able to hurt people
- area
- a part of a place
- north-west
- a direction between north and west
- local
- near a person's home or town
- teams
- groups of people who work together
- problems
- bad things that can happen
- ready
- able to act quickly
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1. Wednesday 11 November at 5 p.m. 2. The alert becomes red 3. True
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There is a weather _____ in Tuscany, Italy. The alert starts on Wednesday 11 November at 5 p.m. It is an _____ alert. This means the weather can be dangerous. The orange alert stops at _____ on Thursday 12 November.
On Thursday 12 November, the alert _____. In the mountains and hills, it becomes a _____ alert. A red alert means the weather is very dangerous. This red alert starts at 10 a.m. and stops at _____.
The city of _____ is in this area. Officials say there will be strong _____ in the area. The red alert is for the _____ of Tuscany. Local teams are ready to help if there are _____.
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