let's check in with samantha mohr. at first it didn't look, is a mab that, like things were going to turn out. everyone wants a sunny easter sunday. but they got one. >> it's gorgeous now. but yes, about 24 hours ago we actually had a tornado sighted northwest of rome. about 74 kilometers northwest of rome. and you can see that band of rain here on the satellite picture as it moved through here. actually caused some damage. we had some homes damaged, crops damaged, some trees uprooted from this f-1 tornado that was verified by the european severe weather data base. on the ground for 15 minutes. and also it was a waterspout for a while before it made its way inland moving from the southwest to the northeast. as you can see, it has now moved out of there. we are seeing blue skies all across much of italy and on up into germany as we celebrate easter sunday. a lot of beautiful tulips in bloom there as well. still the risk of unsettled weather as we head in through the next couple of days here. but as far as rome is concer

meteorologist samantha mohr is following cyclone ita there down under. they had to add a new color to their map it got so hot this past year, in fact. >> just incredible. now one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever to approach the coast of queensland did so over the weekend. and, you know, the average number of cyclones that affect this part of australia every year, that's been five. only 207 since 1858. this was a very strong storm as it came onshore. at one point it was a category 5. downgraded to a category 3 right before landfall. so it was a strong 3, almost a 4. now you can see how much it has weakened as it continues to parallel the coast. of course, the friction from the land tends to disorganize it a bit and weakens it. as it continues to parallel the coastline here right along the barrier reef area where so many tourists love to come and flock to, we're continuing to see some very heavy rain and strong winds and coastal flooding. take a look at some of these pictures coming out of coastal queenland as ita moves on through. just rivers overf