Torrential rain has triggered flooding and landslides in Northern Italy. Local authorities have issued a 'Red Alert' for parts of the country including Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna. The city of Florence received almost a month's worth of rain on Friday morning and landslides were reported in Bologna.

Damaging straight line winds, large hail and a few tornadoes will all be threats," the National Weather Service said.

A sweeping storm system moving across the U.S. threatens to bring tornadoes, blizzards and possibly wildfires to different regions of the country. The National Weather Service says an outbreak of